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cord-295407-aq011b97	Pettus, Katherine	Availability of Internationally Controlled Essential Medicines in the COVID-19 Pandemic	2020-05-07		.txt	text/plain	1469	64	36	Frequently used medicines include opioids such as morphine or fentanyl and midazolam, all of them listed as ICEMs. This paper describes the issues related to the lack of availability and limited access to ICEMs during the COVID-19 pandemic in both intensive and palliative care patients in countries of all income levels and makes recommendations for improving access. The additional COVID-19 burden of health-related suffering only underscores the government obligation to take a balanced approach to the regulation of internationally controlled substances, and to make strategic interventions, in partnership with clinical associations, to ensure the availability, accessibility, and affordability of essential medicines for primary, intensive, and palliative care.	./cache/cord-295407-aq011b97.txt	./txt/cord-295407-aq011b97.txt