{
  "id": 15714640,
  "title": "Health authorities dismiss reports of insulin shortage, cite unavailability of one brand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/health-authorities-dismiss-reports-of-insulin-shortage-cite-15714640",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-20T06:24:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2038490/health-authorities-dismiss-reports-of-insulin-shortage-cite-unavailability-of-one-brand"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Authorities on Tuesday denied reports of a widespread insulin shortage in the country, saying that only one brand was unavailable due to international supply constraints. The clarification came after reports of a shortage across Pakistan emerged on social media. The health ministry and the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) maintained that alternatives for the unavailable…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}