![Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics shortages of drugs](https://pediatricethicscope.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/17_30_1-6-Shortages-of-drugs_web.jpg)
Shortages of life-saving chemotherapeutics and supportive care agents are pervasive and enduring. These shortages represent a true public health crisis, and surprisingly, have failed to garner greater attention within the medical community or the public at-large.