Cause for concern: drug shortages disrupt operations, tax hospitalists' treatment patterns.

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Cause for concern: drug shortages disrupt operations, tax hospitalists' treatment patterns.

July 20, 2011

Collins TR. The Hospitalist. July 2011.

This article discusses how drug shortages in hospitals can endanger care and suggests that hospitalists communicate with pharmacists to improve patient safety.

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