SCHUMER, WITH OVER 295 CRITICAL DRUGS FROM CANCER TO EVERYDAY GENERICS IN SHORT SUPPLY IN CAPITAL REGION & ACROSS AMERICA, CALLS ON FDA TO ACTIVATE PLAN TO LIMIT SHORTAGES AND REVEALS HIS 4-PRONG LEGISLATIVE SOLUTION TO ADDRESS MOUNTING SHORTAGE HITTING COMMUNITIES IN CAPITAL REGION AND ACROSS UPSTATE NY

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"Capital Region hospitals and medical providers across the country are currently suffering from some of the worst drug shortages they've ever seen, running low on critically-needed cancer drugs, as well as common generics, drugs used to treat asthma, and antibiotics used to treat infections. With this systematic issue already impacting Upstate NY patients, I am not only calling on the FDA to act immediately and do everything in its power to mitigate this shortage, but I am also urging Congress to take action and solve this issue for good. We need long term legislative solutions that will repair the nation's drug supply chains once and for all, that way we can thwart any threat of future crises and ensure that every New Yorker has access to the medication they need."

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