About the Authors

Emily Chen

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Susan Goold

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Michigan Medical School Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Sam Harrison

Roles Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Michigan Medical School Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Iman Ali

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Michigan Medical School Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Ibtihal Makki

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Stanley S. Kent

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Andrew G. Shuman

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

shumana@med.umich.edu

Current address: Department of Otolaryngology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Affiliation University of Michigan Medical School Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

Dr. Shuman is an unpaid consultant to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs on drug shortage-related issues. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.