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drug shortages in the US | Image credit: OntheRun Photo - stock.adobe.com

Vizient's 2024 survey reveals a sharp rise in drug shortages across US health care, with pediatric care hit especially hard and labor costs soaring—but the true impact may go far beyond limited medication access, threatening to disrupt the very foundations of how health systems operate.

Given the observed outcomes, camlipixant merits further study in severe RCC, especially among patients with a high initial cough burden. | Image credit: sebra - stock.adobe.com

A phase 2a trial of camlipixant, a selective P2X3 receptor antagonist, found that while the drug did not significantly reduce cough frequency in the overall population with refractory chronic cough, it produced meaningful improvements in patients with a higher baseline cough burden.