"I heard about drug shortages, but didn't know that chemo treatments were falling into that category too."
Breast cancer patient
"Because of my rare disease, any change in anything can cause me to go into anaphylactic shock. When the shortage happened, my fear was ok, my blood sugars are going to go nuts, I'm going to end up in anaphylaxis again, and I'm going to end up in the hospital on a vent."
Systemic mastocytosis patient
"It does make you realize that any type of situation like this is just unacceptable. It shouldn't be happening in a society that prides itself on being the richest and most prosperous society, that things like this can fall through the cracks."
ADHD patient
"We know what the demand is. We know how many people are diagnosed with cancer each year in the U.S., we know what type of regimens are given. We should be able to ensure that there is an adequate pricing model that ensures that that supply meets that demand."
Oncologist