In the first part of this two-part article, we looked at how dependent the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain is on critical ingredients produced in China and India and the risk that could pose to the nation’s drug supply. In this article, we will examine potential solutions to mitigate those risks and ensure the nation’s drug supply is secure.

There are gaps in our country’s collective knowledge required to determine the severity of the current pandemic’s risk to our supply chain for drugs. Undoubtedly, these gaps will remain, leaving questions that need to be answered and will, hopefully, serve as a road map for legislators and advocates of the industry.