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honestly i'm just sitting here crying because i can't get uv's meds." >> i spent several hours calling, i think, eight pharmacies. i felt really emotional about it in that first week or two, that strangely i had failed my child, even though i wasn't my fault. it was hard to tell her and try to help her to understand, we won't be getting this medication any time soon. and i felt scared for what that would mean for her as a senior. >> reporter: clara is one of many americans impacted by recent widespread drug shortages. of cancer drugs, antibiotics, pain medicines. and since last fall, adderall. the fda says one reason is that demand for adderall has increased from 35.5 million prescriptions in 2019 to 45 million last year. plus some companies that make adderall tell the fda they've had shortages of an active ingredient or supply constraints. another company just says "other" as a reason for limited supply.
clara pitts is from a musical family. >> let's go ahead, just this section right there -- ♪ >> reporter: she studies hard at piano -- >> i've been using this spreadsheet since eleventh grade. >> reporter: a high school senior with a heavy load of ap and honors classes, clare's dream, to get accepted at nearby brigham young university. these pills have helped a lot. adderall. because clara has adhd. she started taking adderall in the tenth grade. >> as soon as i got my medication i started getting 100% on every test to the point my teacher forgot later in the year that i'd ever struggled. >> reporter: she won a national merit scholarship. then a few months ago, just before exams, right when her byu application was due, she got this text from her mom, rebecca, who was at the pharmacy. "there's some manufacturer shortage and they don't have any. i don't know what to do.
and honors classes, clare's dream, to get accepted at nearby brigham young university. these pills have helped a lot. adderall. because clara has adhd. she started taking adderall in the tenth grade. >> as soon as i got my medication i started getting 100% on every test to the point my teacher forgot later in the year that i'd ever struggled. >> reporter: she won a national merit scholarship. then a few months ago, just before exams, right when her byu application was due, she got this text from her mom, rebecca, who was at the pharmacy. "there's some manufacturer shortage and they don't have any. i don't know what to do. honestly i'm just sitting here crying because i can't get uv's meds." >> i spent several hours calling, i think, eight pharmacies. i felt really emotional about it in that first week or two, that strangely i had failed my child, even though i wasn't my fault. it was hard to tell her and try to help her to understand, we
told there's none left. one of those patients is clara pitts in utah. clara pitts is from a musical fa family. ♪ she studies hard at piano. >> i've been using this spread since 11th grade. >> a high school senior with a heavy load of a.p. and honors classes, he dream is to get accepted at bringham young university. these pills have helped a lot because clara has adhd. >> as soon as i got my medication, i started getting 100% on every test to the point where my teacher forgot later in the year that i'd ever struggled. she even won a national merit scholarship. just before exams right when her byu application was due, she got this text from her mom rebecca, who was at the pharmacy. there's some manufacturer
there's some manufacturer shortage and they don't have any. i don't know what to do. honestly, i'm just sitting here crying because i can't get you these meds. >> i spent several hours calling, i think, eight pharmacies. i felt really emotional about it in that first week or two. strangely, that i had failed my child, even though it wasn't my fault. it was hard to tell her and try to help her to understand we won't be getting this medication any time soon. and i felt scared for what that would mean for her as a senior. >> reporter: clara is one of many americans impacted by recent widespread drug shortages of cancer drugs, antibiotics, pain medicines, and since last fall, adderall. the fda says one reason is that demand for adderall has increased from 35.5 million prescriptions in 2019 to 45 million last year. plus some companies that make adderall tell the fda they have
adderall prescription, they're being told there's none available. one such patient is clara pitts in utah. clara pitts is from a musical family. >> let's go ahead, just this section right there. >> reporter: she studies hard at piano. >> i've been using this spread sheet since 11th grade. >> reporter: a high school senior with a heavy load of a.p. and honors glasses. clara's dream, to get accepted at nearby brigham young university. and these pills have helped a lot. adderall, because clara has adhd. she started taking adderall in the tenth grade. >> as soon as i got my medication, i started getting 100% on every test, to the point my teacher forgot later in the year that i had ever struggled. >> reporter: she even won a national merit scholarship. but a few months ago just before exam, right when her byu application was due, she got this text from her mom, rebecca, who was at the pharmacy.
details on what has gone wrong or they will fix it. and experts say that is part of the problem. >> i think transparency is extremely important. it's really difficult to be able to anticipate let alone come up with meaningful solutions if you don't know what the problem is. >> clara got a prescription for a different adhd medication but she says it's not the same. but her hard work at school paid off. >> acceptance at her first choice college. >> i am going be a cougar mom. thrilled but still hoping to get adderall to help her through it. >> now, adderall has something in common with other drugs that are in shortage. it's not terribly expensive. that means the drug companies are not making a ton of money
>> i am using this spreadsheet since 11th grade. >> a high school senior with a heavy load of ap and honors classes. clara's dream is to be accepted at nearby brigham young university. >> she takes adderall since the first grade. >> the teacher forgot later in the year i ever struggled. >> and won a national scholarship. but a month ago before the exams right when the college application was due, she got this text from her mom rebecca at the pharmacy. there is some manufacturer shortage and i don't know what to do, i am sitting here crying because i can't get you these meds. >> i spent several hours calling eight pharmacies and i felt really emotional about it in the
first week or two. like strangely that i failed my child even though it was not my fault. it was hard to tell her and try to help her understand, we won't be getting this medication any time soon. and i felt scared what that would mean for her as a senior. >> clara is one of many americans impacted by widespread drug shortages. since last fall, adderall. the fda says that one reason is the demand has increased from 35.5 million prescriptions in 2019 to 45 million last year. and some companies that make adderall tell the fda they have shortages of an active ingredient or supply constraints and others companies list other as a reason for the short supply. and the fda is helping with anything we can do to increase supply. the fda does not give many
willing to provide up until this point. i am told those came up, both with fighter jets and missiles systems, both sides laid up their r -- forward but also i am told, no red lines late out, undergoing just how significant this moment is in a war in its second year. >> clara, what has the response been like from ukraine, not only from officials but people on the street? >> it has been overwhelmingly positive anderson. from the moment that videos started leaking out on social media of that enormous motorcade going through the center of town, a lot of the ukrainians were stuck in traffic for hours, some of them forced to take the subway. but, they were frankly, very excited to see the u.s. president meet a visit that has been a long time in the making. highly anticipated. several invitations. from president volodymyr zelenskyy and zelenskyy himself said today, this conversation brought us closer to victory. and i think he is speaking largely in terms of the