Drugs' scarcity strains care: Cancer patients may be affected - El Paso Times
Shortages of drugs used to treat everything from leukemia to black widow spider bites
are putting patients at risk -- nationally and more recently in El Paso. And there
appears to be no long-term solution in sight.
... Although drug shortages have been a problem since the 1990s, the scarcity of cancer treatment drugs has worsened in the last year, said Dr. Zeina Nahleh, chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology in the Texas Tech Paul L. Foster School of Medicine's Department of Internal Medicine. The only good news is that, so far, neither Nahleh nor Robert Reilly, University Medical Center associate pharmacy director, are aware of harm to patients in the El Paso area. |
Related Stories
Willed Body Memorial Service Honors Those Who Donated
On Memorial Day each May, a service is conducted at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Institute of Anatomical Sciences to pay respect to the Willed Body Program donors and their families.
Molecular Pathology Preceptorship: Unmatched Value and Experience
Ericka Hendrix, PhD, MB(ASCP)CM, Program Director and Associate Professor in the Master of Science in Molecular Pathology program in the School of Health Professions spoke about the program’s preceptorship.
Moseley Named Permian Basin Regional Dean of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing
Kelly Moseley, DHSc, R.N., has been named the TTUHSC School of Nursing regional dean in the Permian Basin.
Recent Stories
TTUHSC Teams Selected for 2025 Innosphere Life Sciences Accelerator Cohort
A pair of teams representing TTUHSC earned a spot among the 33 startup groups selected for the 2025 cohort of the Innosphere Life Sciences Accelerator.
Exploring New Frontiers in Patient Care
Jenna Kesey, Ph.D., associate managing director for the Clinical Research Institute (CRI) at TTUHSC, said it's important that the university provides opportunities for its patients to have access to innovative therapies through the clinical trial process.
Willed Body Memorial Service Honors Those Who Donated
On Memorial Day each May, a service is conducted at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Institute of Anatomical Sciences to pay respect to the Willed Body Program donors and their families.