# Drug Shortages: Causes, FDA Authority, and Policy Options
> **In Focus (2-page brief)** · 2018-12-27 · `IF11058`
## Report
- **CRS ID:** IF11058
- **Series:** In Focus (2-page brief)
- **Publication date:** 2018-12-27
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