Drug shortages amid the COVID-19 pandemic. | PSNet

Provide Feedback |

Register

Newspaper/Magazine Article

Drug shortages amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

February 24, 2021

Bookwalter CM. US Pharmacist. 2021;46(2):25-28.

COVID-19 has increased uncertainties in sectors across health care. This article discusses a variety of supply-chain factors that impact medication availability. The author suggests roles for pharmacists in antibiotic stewardship and policy implementation to manage shortages safely.

Related Resources From the Same Author(s)

Risk of misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis with COVID-19: a syndemic approach.

February 10, 2021

Retrospective review for medication dose errors in pediatric emergency department medication orders that bypassed pharmacist review.

March 25, 2020

Transforming the medication regimen review process using telemedicine to prevent adverse events.

December 16, 2020

Can positivity promote safety? Psychological capital development combats cynicism and unsafe behavior.

July 10, 2019

Impact of pharmacist interventions provided in the emergency department on quality use of medicines: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

March 8, 2023

Effect of a multifaceted clinical pharmacist intervention on medication safety after hospitalization in persons prescribed high-risk medications: a randomized clinical trial.

March 17, 2021

Considering human factors and developing systems-thinking behaviours to ensure patient safety.

February 21, 2018

Opioid prescribing to US children and young adults in 2019.

September 1, 2021

Incidence of prescription errors in patients discharged from the emergency department.

September 22, 2021

What COVID-19 teaches us about implicit bias in pediatric health care.

February 24, 2021

View More

Related Resources

Defining and enhancing collaboration between community pharmacists and primary care providers to improve medication safety.

February 22, 2023

Medication safety issues with newly authorized PAXLOVID.

January 12, 2022

Mix-ups between the influenza (Flu) vaccine and COVID-19 vaccines.

October 20, 2021

Medicine self-administration errors in the older adult population: a systematic review.

June 9, 2021

Global drug shortages due to COVID-19: impact on patient care and mitigation strategies.

July 8, 2020

Ensuring access to medications in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 6, 2020

Pharmacist linkage in care transitions: from academic medical center to community.

October 30, 2019

In patient safety efforts, pharmacists gain new prominence.

January 23, 2019

Effect of a pharmacist on adverse drug events and medication errors in outpatients with cardiovascular disease.

February 15, 2011

The variability and quality of medication container labels.

September 25, 2008

View More

See More About The Topic

Outpatient Pharmacy

Community Pharmacy

To sign up for updates or to access your subscriber preferences, please enter your email address below.

5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: (301) 427-1364