Compounding Pharmacies: What to Do When Your Medication Is Unavailable
Struggling with drug shortages? Learn how compounding pharmacies provide customized medication alternatives when standard drugs are unavailable.
Struggling with drug shortages? Learn how compounding pharmacies provide customized medication alternatives when standard drugs are unavailable.
As of early 2026, over 270 medications remain in short supply in the U.S., with critical gaps in IV fluids, chemotherapy drugs, antibiotics, and thyroid meds. Learn which drugs are hardest to find, why the shortages persist, and what patients and providers can do.