Critical drugs are coming up short all over our country. Doctors are being forced to put patients on treatments that don't work as well as potentially life-saving drugs.
Oxycodone and other controlled substances like the ADHD drug Adderall are becoming harder to find because it is abusable and it's recognized as being abusable on the streets. Meanwhile, there's a much bigger problem nationwide. Short supplies of more than 260 drugs.
Experts say with planning, patients might be able to avoid problems due to shortages of their medications.
You can talk with your doctor about the current state of your prescriptions and discuss what other treatment options are available, if they're affected by shortages.