Drug shortages in community pharmacies

Drug shortages in community pharmacies: Impact on patients and ...

This national study showed that community pharmacy drug shortages are a national problem with negative consequences on patients and the health system, ...

Influence of drug shortages on the well-being at work of pharmacists ...

The problem of drug shortages is not new, but it has reached unprecedented levels in recent years. In community pharmacies, pharmacists are forced to ...

Current Drug Shortages - ASHP

Drug shortages can adversely affect drug therapy, compromise or delay medical procedures, and result in medication errors.

Survey: Nearly All Community Pharmacies Experiencing Drug ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Nov. 3, 2022) – A new survey of community pharmacists reveals that 98 percent are experiencing drug shortages, the National ...

Drug shortages in community pharmacies: Impact on patients and ...

This national study showed that community pharmacy drug shortages are a national problem with negative consequences on patients and the health system.

Impact of Drug Shortages on Health System Pharmacies in the ...

Drug shortages have become the new normal within the medical community, requiring the combined efforts of pharmacists, manufacturers, the US government, and ...

More than 90% of pharmacies say medicines shortages have got ...

Results of a survey carried out by Community Pharmacy England show that 99% of pharmacies were affected by medicines supply problems at least ...

Drug shortages in community pharmacies: Impact on patients and ...

Results. A total of 71.1% of pharmacies participated in the study and 22,830 patient surveys were retrieved. About 52.2% of patients experienced ...

Frequently Asked Questions about Drug Shortages - FDA

We consider a drug to be in shortage when the total supply of all versions of a commercially available product cannot meet the current demand.

Drug Shortages List - ASHP

Drug shortages statistics, and best practices, guidelines and publications related to drug shortages ... The Pharmacy Technician Society · SafeMedication.com.

Medicines shortages affect almost a quarter of patients, patient ...

Almost a quarter of people using community pharmacies say they have encountered shortages when trying to get their prescription medicine, ...

A multi-site repeated prevalence study of medicine shortages in ...

Shortages are prevalent in community pharmacy and cause delays in patient treatment and increase in workload of pharmacy staff. Regulatory initiatives to ...

How Should We Draw on Pharmacists' Expertise to Manage Drug ...

Drug shortages have increased since 2007,1 limiting options for patients and forcing health care practitioners to adapt quickly in order to provide the best ...

Why are there medicine shortages and what is the solution?

In a survey of medicine shortages carried out between 14 November and 31 December 2022 by the Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (EU), ...

What's causing the unusually high number of drug shortages ... - PBS

Shortages of over-the-counter drugs and prescription medications for ADHD, cancer and diabetes have been disrupting hospitals and pharmacies ...

Mitigating the Impact of Ongoing Drug Shortages: Best Practices and ...

In 2023, active drug shortages reached their highest levels since 2015, impacting community pharmacies and health systems across the country. Drug shortages ...

NCPA Releases Latest Survey on Drug Shortages and Staffing

Ninety-three percent of independent community pharmacy owners/managers responding to the survey say they are dealing with a shortage in ...

Chronic drug shortages stress hospitals and patients - NPR

The shortages prompt hospital pharmacy employees to work overtime, hunting down alternative medications. It also strains hospital budgets, ...

Community pharmacists' perceptions and experiences of medicine ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), medicine shortages occur when the demand for medicines exceeds the supply, which may create a ...

Drug Shortages Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In this national cross-sectional study, approximately 1 in 7 supply chain issue reports (14%) were associated with drug shortages within 6 ...