ASHP guidelines on managing drug product shortages in hospitals and health systems

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 66, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1399-1406

  Fox, Erin R ^a   Birt, Annette ^b   James, Ken B ^c   Kokko, Heather ^d   Salverson, Sandra ^e   Soflin, Donna L ^f   Hawkins, Bruce ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Novation   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e OSF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Tri County Hospital   (United States)

^g AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACISTS   (United States)

Author keywords

American Society of Health System Pharmacists; Drug distribution; Economics; Errors, medication; Guidelines; Hospitals; Industry, pharmaceutical; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG MARKETING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; INVENTORY CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; SOCIETIES, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 68349108143     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp090026     Document Type: Article

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