Antimicrobial drug shortages: A crisis amidst the epidemic and the need for antimicrobial stewardship efforts to lessen the effects

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 665-667

  Griffith, Milena M ^a,b   Pentoney, Zachary ^a,b   Scheetz, Marc H ^a  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial stewardship; Drug shortage

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTETAN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOSCARNET; GENTAMICIN; ISONIAZID; OSELTAMIVIR; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; DECISION MAKING; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG PROGRAM; DRUG SHORTAGE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SEEKING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRODUCT RECALL; REVIEW;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864626233     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1875-9114.2012.01158.x     Document Type: Review

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