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Secret pharmacy ordering limits mandated by the national opioid settlement are making it harder for patients to get medicines like Adderall and Xanax. My latest for Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

News: Pfizer’s penicillin G benzathine, a main treatment for syphilis, is in short supply in the US. Syphilis prevalence is higher than it’s been since 1990. My latest for Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Some patients with a rare disease that causes intense pain in the sun face hurdles getting the only treatment. The drugmaker limits which docs can administer it. And they recently cut off Mass General, according to patients & a doc. My latest Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

SCOOP: Drug shortages and safety concerns have taken on new urgency at the White House where the Biden administration has quietly assembled a team to solve what's proved an intractable problem w Riley Ray Griffin Ike Swetlitz bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

As US drug shortages hit a 5-year high & concerns mount about the safety of medicines, the Biden administration has quietly assembled a team to address chronic problems hurting America’s drug supply. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

The worst chemotherapy shortage in a decade has hit two of the most widely used cancer drugs, forcing clinics across the US to ration the lifesaving medicines bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Robert Langreth Ike Swetlitz

Amid alarming shortages of cancer drugs, the FDA has allowed more importation of un-approved cisplatin from China. Previously, FDA cleared 4 lots of the drug. Recently, the agency cleared 10 more lots. Mine for Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Hospital drug buyers are scrambling to assess if the tornado damage at the Pfizer plant will affect the availability of basic medicines. Do you know more about this situation? Send me a message. You can be anonymous. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Tornado damage at Pfizer's Rocky Mount, NC plant may lead to disruptions in the availability of some basic hospital medicines, Pfizer Inc. told customers last week. My latest for Bloomberg. Tips welcome; you can be anonymous. Call/text/Signal 201-259-5623. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Scoop: as syphilis cases soar & the only drug to treat pregnant women runs low, US health officials debate the need to declare a public health emergency. Do you know more? Send me a message. w/Riley Ray Griffin Matthew Griffin for Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The Adderall shortage has lasted more than a year and spread to other ADHD medicines. Major drugmakers say production is maxed out. People who need the medicine are suffering. Read below, w/Gerry Smith for Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

CVS pharmacists in Kansas City are staging a walkout to protest working conditions. Know more about this? Get in touch! [email protected], 630-544-9414 w/Fiona Rutherford for Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

There’s a shortage of generic drugs in the US, including amoxicillin. Listen to Ike Swetlitz, wes kosova + me talk supply chain security on today's Big Take podcast: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

The fast rise of  Adderall use has a senior DEA official warning that this could turn into another drug crisis like the opioid epidemic Ike Swetlitz bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Copycat weight-loss drugs are flooding the market, fueling a $1-billion-a-year industry that raises safety concerns. Two states have disciplined the pharmacies that make these drugs, and two more are investigating. My latest w/Madison Muller for Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

SCOOP: WeightWatchers chief medical officer leaves her post after less than a year, Madison Muller Damian Garde and I report for Bloomberg. Know anything more about what's going on at WeightWatchers? Call/text/Signal me 630-544-9414. Free story: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW with Ike Swetlitz: Google’s parent company spent billions on failed health projects. Will healthcare AI be its saving grace? bloomberg.com/news/features/…

News: Eli Lilly and Company sent cease-and-desist letters demanding doctors stop selling and promoting compounded versions of Mounjaro and Zepbound made at state-licensed facilities. My story with Madison Muller for Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Major US health insurer Anthem is demanding at least $1 million from health care providers for allegedly improper Ozempic prescriptions. Prescribers deny the allegations, and experts are scratching their heads at Anthem's behavior. Mine for Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Crypto billionaire Fred Ehrsam hired at least 8 people from Elon Musk's Neuralink for his new brain-tech startup Nudge, trying to build a headset that will treat diseases, improve your mood, help you sleep. What's he up to? w/Biz Carson for Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…