Behaviorally induced insufficient sleep syndrome can exacerbate morning side effects of prescription sleep aids, and there are potentially serious long-term risks.

Antibiotics can be compared to other forms of “tragedy of the commons,” whereby a common good (effective treatment of infections) is jeopardized by individual consumption and lack of stewardship.

Drug shortages are persistent and serious in the US, affecting care quality and costs. An early warning system could help.

Wejdan Bagais joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Matt Christian: “Which Data Analytics Tool Should We Use to Evaluate Risk in Upstream Drug Supply Chains?”

The WHO has a list of essential medicines. What about medicines that might not get to patients who need them on time?

Recent increases in the frequency of shortages require more rationing by clinicians.

Hilary Daniel joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Courtney Perlino and Dr Amy B. Cadwallader: “Which Drugs Should Be on the Essential Medicines List?”

The Strategic National Stockpile is a national system maintained by the US federal government to deliver medical supplies during emergencies, and it needs administrative changes.

Dr Amy B. Cadwallader joins Ethics Talk to discuss how critical medicine supply chains are identified and secured.

When global medical supply chains fail, what should physicians do?