In the months leading up to March, the government's mandatory drug shortage website had been listing approximately five new shortages per day—that number has now jumped considerably
There has been an increase in prescriptions being filled for antibiotics, anti-viral and anti-malarial drugs touted as potential treatment for COVID-19
There is not yet a scientifically validated treatment for COVID-19, but some companies have falsely claimed to sell products that mitigate, prevent, cure or diagnose it
Bruce Linton, the former CEO of Canopy Growth, is now a board member at Mind Medicine, a company investigating the therapeutic potential of psychedelics