Clinical dilemmas and a review of strategies to manage drug shortages.

Anne Elise Rider; Derek J. Templet; Mitchell J. Daley; Carrie Shuman; Leticia Smith V

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Clinical dilemmas and a review of strategies to manage drug shortages.

May 15, 2013

Rider AE, Templet DJ, Daley MJ, et al. J Pharm Pract. 2013;26(3):183-91.

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Drug shortages have been shown to have serious clinical consequences for affected patients. This review article outlines a systematic approach for managing drug shortages.

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