Characteristics of drug shortages for cancer drugs per region and country.

<p>A. Answers to the question “Are cancer drugs affected by drug shortages?”. The relative number of respondents per answer was shown for Europe (n = 161), Northern Europe (n = 55), Eastern Europe (n = 26), Southern Europe (n = 34), Western Europe (n = 46), the UK (n = 44), Belgium (n = 11) and the Netherlands (n = 16). B. Answers to the question “If yes, are these affected drugs mostly generic or originator drugs?”. C. Answers to the question “Are these affected drugs mostly cheap or expensive?”. D. Answers to the question “What is the most affected form?”. For Figs. B-D, only respondents who indicated the disease domain were affected by shortages were considered. The relative number of respondents was shown for Europe (n = 83), Northern Europe (n = 18), Eastern Europe (n = 17), Southern Europe (n = 20), Western Europe (n = 27), Belgium (n = 4), the Netherlands (n = 13).