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#540: Regulators Approach to Address Drug Shortages
Tuesday June 16, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
115C
Component Type: Forum
Level: Intermediate
CE: ACPE 1.25 Knowledge UAN: 0286-0000-26-578-L04-P; CME 1.25; RN 1.25

Drug shortages are difficult to measure across healthcare systems and complex pharmaceutical supply chains. At this session, the FDA and their international regulatory counterparts will address the key aspects of drug shortages in their region and how real-world data are used to inform on shortages and their impact on patients.

Learning Objectives

Discuss recent regulatory updates related to drug shortages in the United States; Recognize how real-world data can be used to inform the identification, mitigation, and resolution of shortages; Describe how recent international collaboration efforts are helping to combat drug shortages.

Chair

Sema Hashemi, MS

Speaker

Panelist
Emily T. Thakur, RPH

Panelist
Grace Chai, PHARMD

Panelist
Gerald Dal Pan, MD, MHS


Speakers
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Grace Chai

Associate Director for Special Initiatives, OSE, CDER, FDA, United States
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Sema Hashemi

Senior International Policy Advisor, FDA, United States
Ms. Sema Hashemi is a Senior International Policy Advisor in the Office of Global Policy and Strategy (OGPS) within FDA’s Office of the Commissioner. Her portfolio focuses on bilateral and regional engagements with Canada, East Asia, the Pacific, Middle East and North Africa. Sema... Read More →
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Gerald Dal Pan

Director, Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, CDER, FDA, United States
Gerald J. Dal Pan, MD, MHS currently serves as the Director of the Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology in FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, where since 2005 he has been responsible for the Center’s programs in adverse event surveillance and analysis, pharmacoepidemiology... Read More →
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Emily Thakur

Team Leader, Drug Shortage Staff, Office of the Center Director, CDER, FDA, United States
CDR Emily Thakur has been working with the Drug Shortage Program since February 2011. She joined the FDA in 1999, working in the Office of Generic Drugs. She then joined the Office of Regulatory Policy in 2005. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Rutgers College of Pharmacy... Read More →
Tuesday June 16, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
115C The Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
  08: RegPolicy-Strategy-GlobalCollaboration, Forum

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