He is a co-founder of The Critical Drugs Coalition, a group of pharmaceutical experts, physicians and others working to prevent future drug shortages in Canada. Drug shortages have been the norm for many years for pharmacists, and they often aren't given advance notice of pending international supply problems. Pharmacists often find out about specific drug shortages only when trying to order more medication from a manufacturer. Just as we've started producing PPE in Canada, we need to create a stronger domestic drug manufacturing sector. The need to ensure a domestic drug supply also extends to vaccines.

Source: CBC News July 22, 2020 08:00 UTC