Will Serious Shortage Protocols help ease drug shortages?

The drug shortage crisis.

Drug shortages: causes and cautions.

Drug shortages have increasingly been a problem for pharmacists and clinicians over the past decade. Clinicians need to be aware of the various causes of drug shortages and the issues that may arise as a result, particularly as they relate to medication safety. Numerous resources and strategies are available to mitigate the effects of drug shortages, and clinicians should work with their health...

Oncology Drug Shortages in America

J Adv Pract Oncol 2012;3:96–102 T he issue of drug shortages is only one of the many crucial concerns facing oncology advanced practitioners (APs) in the United States today. However, it may be the most critical issue affecting shortand long-term patient outcomes. Shortterm outcomes may be affected by treatment delays, treatment with less effective alternatives, and increased toxicity. Long-ter...

Severe drug shortages impose heavy costs on hospital pharmacies: senate bill might help … or not.

the list of drugs in short supply, perhaps because they are more likely to be subject to discontinuations resulting from violations of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) cited by the FDA. Halted production often results in plant closures. In 2010, manufacturing problems forced Hospira to recall AstraZeneca’s propofol (Diprivan). “Some of my colleagues were close to shutting down operating rooms,...

Drug shortages derail CCGs' budgets.

Financial plans of clinical commissioning groups are being derailed by emergency hikes in prices of generic drugs, which have led to soaring costs, The BMJ has learnt. Last month The BMJ reported that ongoing shortages of generic drugs cost the NHS £38m in November 2017, as the government agreed more emergency price increases to boost stocks. An examination of board papers by The BMJ has found ...