As medication errors can occur during multiple steps of the medication management process, various technologies have been adopted to reduce error-prone manual processes. With bar code medication administration, hospitals have reaped significant reductions (65% to 85%) in medication errors.1-2 Radio...
According to dozens of news reports, the FDA is worried that there could be shortages of some critical drugs produced in Puerto Rico. Reports from CNN, Forbes, USA Today and Modern Healthcare, among others, outline top global manufacturing facilities on the island, and report a list of about 40...
Managing medication inventory in acute care settings is challenging under the best of circumstances. When drug shortages occur, the challenge magnifies and may impact patient health and safety. Hospital and health system pharmacists are responsible for managing all medications throughout the...
The New York Times Reports Drug Shortages Are the “New Normal” at U.S. Hospitals
In a recent article, the New York Times chronicled the ever-mounting problems that drug shortages are creating at hospitals throughout the United States. Doctors, hospitals and drug companies are now being forced to...
