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.

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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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