TY - JOUR T1 - FDa and drug shortages AU - Mitka M Y1 - 2012/02/08 N1 - 10.1001/jama.2012.89 JO - JAMA SP - 553 EP - 553 VL - 307 IS - 6 N2 - In the report, the GAO indicated that even though the FDA has a drug shortage program, the agency is constrained in its ability to prevent shortages because it lacks the authority to require manufacturers to report actual or potential shortages or take actions to mitigate shortage situations (http://tinyurl.com/cc5t5ju). SN - 0098-7484 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.89 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.89 ER -