Disruptions in the supply of medications used in transplantation: Implications and management strategies for the transplant clinician

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-30

  Krisl, J C ^a   Fortier, C R ^b   Taber, D J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotics; antivirals; drugs; immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALEMTUZUMAB; AMIKACIN; ATOVAQUONE; AZATHIOPRINE; BASILIXIMAB; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DAPSONE; FAMCICLOVIR; FOSCARNET; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; GANCICLOVIR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MINOCYCLINE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OKT 3; ORTHOCLONE; PENTAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; PREDNISONE; PRIMAQUINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALACICLOVIR; VALGANCICLOVIR; VITAMIN K GROUP;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SHORTAGE; DRUG SUPPLY; DRUG USE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GRAFT REJECTION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; NOCARDIOSIS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACOECONOMICS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84871837304     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04308.x     Document Type: Review

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