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Kids with cancer fight for their lives, but the drugs they need are hard to find

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Several pediatric cancer drugs are in shortage and others have been discontinued, the FDA says.

Experts say shortages have existed for decades and have been growing for decades .

Advocacy groups have tried to get manufacturers, wholesalers and hospitals on the same page.

It can take months for a pharmaceutical company to resolve a quality issue and resume production, expert says.

The best way to address the root causes of the cancer drug shortage is to make these medications more profitable, experts say.

This could mean bumping up the price of these generics in what Yadav calls a “market resiliency premium” The federal government could also create incentives for new drugmakers.

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