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Published September 23, 2011, 11:35 AM

U.S. hospital drug shortages endangering patients while running up expenses

A severe shortage of drugs for chemotherapy, infections and other serious ailments is endangering patients and forcing hospitals to buy life-saving medications from secondary suppliers at huge markups because they can't get them any other way.

By: Linda A. Johnson, AP Business Writer

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