Comments on: Taking Drugs off the Short List http://blog.pharmtech.com/2011/12/19/taking-drugs-off-the-short-list/ The blog of Pharmaceutical Technology magazine Thu, 09 May 2013 23:30:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mike http://blog.pharmtech.com/2011/12/19/taking-drugs-off-the-short-list/comment-page-1/#comment-42741 mike Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:13:50 +0000 http://blog.pharmtech.com/?p=5053#comment-42741 People think that there is an overall guidance that tells pharmaceutical companies how much product to make but there is no such guidance. You make what you think that you are going to sell. If there is a big uptake in useage then you are cut short. As the size of the organizations that purchase products increaeses the amount they purchase increases. WalMart can completely wipe out your safety stock with one unexpected order. On the other side if you have trouble making something and you cannot supply the market you do not go broadcasting that information. The free market system is in conflict with have a dependable supply. For cars or refridgerators it is not a big deal but for medications it can be deadly. People think that there is an overall guidance that tells pharmaceutical companies how much product to make but there is no such guidance. You make what you think that you are going to sell. If there is a big uptake in useage then you are cut short. As the size of the organizations that purchase products increaeses the amount they purchase increases. WalMart can completely wipe out your safety stock with one unexpected order.

On the other side if you have trouble making something and you cannot supply the market you do not go broadcasting that information. The free market system is in conflict with have a dependable supply. For cars or refridgerators it is not a big deal but for medications it can be deadly.

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