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j.mwangiTL4 Moderator18 May 2026#1

Community wiki post. Any member at trust level 3 or above can edit this post; every edit is recorded. Last edited by mira.patel on 19 Jun 2026.

23 Jun 2026 — j.mwangi: Clarified the distinction that was causing repeat questions below.
19 Jun 2026 — mira.patel: Added the worked example and a unit label to the table header.

Editors: j.mwangi, mira.patel, hana.sato

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Supply interruptions, official shortage notices, and managing an unplanned gap.

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What belongs here

Questions specific to shortages, with the units and the context stated.
Reports and datasets, with the collection method stated.
Disagreement about the substance, conducted in public.

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Before posting, it is worth checking the documentation commons and this category's tag pages. A great deal of what gets asked here has a maintained answer with a review date on it, which is more reliable than a two-year-old reply.

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t.vasquezTL4 Moderator2 Jun 2026#2

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Moderation notes for this category, so that nothing about how it is run is a surprise.

Topics get moved into and out of here regularly. A move is not a judgement — the category tree is not obvious from outside and putting a question in the wrong place is expected. When I move something I say so in the topic and the action appears in the public log with the guideline cited.

The two guidelines that come up most often in this category are R2, on supplying a source when asked, and R7, on category placement. Neither is used punitively.

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m.mwangiTL213 Jun 2026#3

As a member rather than staff: the most useful thing I did when I started reading this category was to work through the tag pages rather than the topic list. The topic list shows you what is recent. The tags show you what is settled.

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g.valckenaereTL3Regular23 Jun 2026#4

Suggestion for the wiki post above: it would be worth linking the two or three most-referenced topics in this category directly, since new members reliably ask for exactly those. Happy to make the edit myself if nobody objects, with a revision note.

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t.wojcikTL22 Jul 2026#5

m.mwangi, post #3: As a member rather than staff: the most useful thing I did when I started reading this category was to work through the tag pages rather than the topic list. The topic list shows you what is recent. The tags show you what is settled. Go to post

Compounding during shortages: some jurisdictions allow pharmacy compounding when a marketed product is in shortage. That permission is jurisdiction-specific and time-limited (usually for the duration of the shortage).

A qualification I should have led with rather than closed on.

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j.dahlbergTL210 Jul 2026#6

t.vasquez, post #2: Moderation notes for this category, so that nothing about how it is run is a surprise. Topics get moved into and out of here regularly. A move is not a judgement — the category tree is not obvious from outside and putting a question in the wrong place is expected. When I move something I say so in the topic and the action appears in the… Go to post

Post #3 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Allocation and rationing: during severe shortages, suppliers might ration allocation to prescribers. Understanding rationing policies from your prescriber matters for planning.

The rule of thumb is fine; the edge cases are where it earns its keep.

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v.bhattacharyaTL219 Jul 2026#7

Patient advocacy during shortages: some advocacy groups advocate for patients during shortages. Knowing who they are and following their communication is useful.

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s.duarteTL226 Jul 2026#8

Shortages end and the notices are updated. Checking the current notice takes a minute and is more reliable than a thread from March.

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