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Drug shortages continue to compromise patient care.

January 24, 2018

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. January 11, 2018;23:1-4.

Drug shortages are known to disrupt the safety of care. This newsletter article reports the results of a survey exploring the impact of drug shortages on practice and recommends strategies to help organizations safely manage drug shortages, including standardizing processes and raising awareness among clinicians regarding shortages.

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