There’s good news on the drug-shortages front, according to the latest report from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The number of shortages in the last quarter of 2025 was slightly higher than in the previous quarter, but well below the all-time high in early 2024. Even better, the number of new shortages in 2025, just 89 drugs, was the fewest since 2006. (Side note: ASHP points out that “Lower numbers of shortages do not necessarily translate into fewer patients impacted, as a single shortage can impact large numbers of patients.”)