Drug Shortages: Inside the Broken Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Drug shortages continue to challenge healthcare systems worldwide—not because of a single disruption, but due to vulnerabilities across the entire pharmaceutical supply chain. A recent Pharmaceutical Technology article explains that shortages often stem from a combination of manufacturing quality issues, limited production capacity, raw material dependence, regulatory hurdles, logistics disruptions, and sudden demand fluctuations. Rather than isolated incidents, these shortages reflect systemic weaknesses that require coordinated industry action.