Pill Shortage Impacts Productivity: ‘People Unable to Focus’

Countless people depend on the powerful stimulant Adderall to get through their day, but when supply chain shortages interfere with access, they're left in despair.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• A labor shortage at Teva Pharmaceuticals, the top supplier of Adderall and its generic counterpart to the U.S., kicked off a shortage of the popular drug

• People from California, Indiana, Michigan and other states were told by their pharmacies that Adderall was out of stock during August or September 2022

• Among adults aged 22 to 44, the us…