Impact of drug shortages on U.S. health systems.

Rola Kaakeh; Burgunda Sweet V; Cynthia Reilly; Colleen Bush; Sherry DeLoach; Barb Higgins; Angela M. Clark; James G. Stevenson

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Impact of drug shortages on U.S. health systems.

August 3, 2011

Kaakeh R, Sweet B, Reilly C, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68(19):1811-9.

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This study surveyed pharmacy directors and discovered that labor costs and managing drug shortages are significant areas of concern.

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