Impact of Drug Shortages on Patient Safety and Pharmacy Operation Costs

Overview

Journal Fed Pract

Specialty Health Services

Date 2019 Feb 16

PMID 30766319

Citations 13

Authors

Hanan Shaban

Chris Maurer

Robert J Willborn

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Abstract

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

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