Drug shortages: Causes and cautions

Orthopedics

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 712-714

  Mullins, Tara D ^a   Cook, Aaron M ^a,b  

^a University of Kentucky   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HYDROMORPHONE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECONOMIC RECESSION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 80052790049     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20110714-15     Document Type: Article

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