Impact of Drug Shortages on Patient Safety and Pharmacy ...

The VA may benefit from facility-level drug shortage task forces, which can mitigate increased workload and institutional operation costs and promote patient ...

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

Respondents reported that drug shortages cause 1% to 5% error rates in hospitals and that 60% of the time drug shortages create unsafe conditions for patients ...

Drug Prices and Shortages Jeopardize Patient Access to Quality ...

Prescription Drug Pricing. Green and white capsules on a pharmacy counter. The inability of many patients to obtain needed drug therapies due to ...

Drug Shortages Negatively Impact Health Systems and Bedside ...

Shortages compromise or delay medical care, result in medication errors, and increase patient mortality and morbidity [1, 2]. Furthermore, the ...

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

Worldwide, drug shortages are a critical public health concern. Consequences range from inconvenience and distress to more serious concerns ...

ASHP Survey Finds Critical Drug Shortages Pose Patient Safety Risk

Nearly all pharmacists (99.7%) report that national drug shortages are affecting the delivery of healthcare, according to a new national ...

Impact of Drug Shortages on Patients in the United States - ASPE

Drug shortages are a persistent problem that can cause substantial disruption in patient treatment regimens and adversely impact a patient's ...

Drug Shortages: An Ongoing Public Health & Safety Concern

The respondents overwhelmingly felt that care of patients has been compromised due to the shortages. Seventy-one percent of those surveyed were unable to ...

Drug Shortage: Causes, Impact, and Mitigation Strategies - Frontiers

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has defined medicines shortages as “A drug supply issue requiring a change. It impacts patient care and ...

Drug shortage and hospital pharmacist burnout: How evolving ...

In some health systems, dedicated pharmacists manage drug shortages, but not all hospitals have these resources. Pharmacists must then balance ...

Impact of Drug Shortages on Patient Safety and Pharmacy ...

The VA may benefit from facility-level drug shortage task forces, which can mitigate increased workload and institutional operation costs and promote patient ...

Coming Up Short: Maintaining Safety in the Face of Drug Shortages

Several strategies can help minimize the effects of drug shortages on patient safety. Development of a hospital-wide drug shortage subcommittee can be ...

The impacts of medication shortages on patient outcomes - PLOS

We found that drug shortages were predominantly reported to have adverse economic, clinical and humanistic outcomes to patients.

Impact of Drug Shortages on Patient Safety and Pharmacy ...

The authors share the results of a descriptive study with the primary outcome of characterizing the impact of drug shortages on institutional cost and ...

Managing Drug Shortages | Advisory - Patient Safety Authority

One common frustration they mention is managing drug shortages. Drug shortages affect patient care. Not only are there clinical implications to drug shortages, ...

Drug shortages roundtable: Minimizing the impact on patient care

Fox also cited a Government Accountability Office report from 2016 that identified the key factors in drug shortages, including few suppliers, poor ...

ASHP Guidelines on Managing Drug Product Shortages

impact on patient safety. Data documenting patient harm due to drug shortages are limited to case reports and survey data. The Institute for Safe Medication ...

Drug Shortages | Safe Alternatives | NABP Blog

Drug shortages impose significant risks to patient safety. Not only does the likelihood of medication errors rise, but people desperate 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 ...

How to protect patient safety when facing drug shortages - Merative

In lieu of systemic industry improvements to prevent drug shortages, healthcare systems must take proactive measures to mitigate the effects of ...