The world is deeply dependent on China for drugs
About 80% of the world’s active pharmaceutical ingredients — the stuff that turns sundry powders into medicines — come from China. And while that creates an obvious logistical risk, it also brings some serious concerns about national security, according to Rosemary Gibson, a health care and patient safety expert at the Hastings Center.
In an interview with STAT’s Ed Silverman, Gibson explains how this imbalance came to be, what it means for the pharmaceutical supply chain, and why it’s keeping some drug industry CEOs up at night.
There’s no easy way to wean the nation’s dependence on a single supplier, Gibson said, but there’s a philosophical path forward: “We need to think about a cohort of medicines as a strategic asset,” she said. “We wouldn’t let another country control supplies of wheat or oil.”
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In an interview with STAT’s Ed Silverman, Gibson explains how this imbalance came to be, what it means for the pharmaceutical supply chain, and why it’s keeping some drug industry CEOs up at night.
There’s no easy way to wean the nation’s dependence on a single supplier, Gibson said, but there’s a philosophical path forward: “We need to think about a cohort of medicines as a strategic asset,” she said. “We wouldn’t let another country control supplies of wheat or oil.”
Read more.
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