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Tracking a shortage from primary sources rather than rumour — the long version

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Regional differences during a shortage are large, and a supply position in one country says nothing about another. Happy to be the one who is wrong here if it settles the question.

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s.demirTL24 Jun 2026#1

On the subject in the title: Tracking a shortage from primary sources rather than rumour — the long version Working notes rather than a conclusion.

Tracking a shortage keeps being re-asked here and I think that is because the answer is conditional and the conditions never travel with it.

Attempting to write the conditional version down properly. Corrections welcome and expected — I would like this to end up as a maintained page rather than a fifth thread.

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l.salinasTL25 Jul 2026#2

Where I part company with the opening post, and it is a narrow parting.

Supply interruptions: official shortage notices are published by regulatory agencies. That is the correct primary source rather than pharmacy rumors or forum discussion.

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n.moreauTL2 Solution27 Jul 2026#3

Regional differences during a shortage are large, and a supply position in one country says nothing about another.

Happy to be the one who is wrong here if it settles the question.

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