ASHP Featured In JAMA Article On Drug Shortage Problem, USA

August 17, 2007 – 11:14 pm | posted in Pharma Industry

ASHP’s efforts to combat the issue of drug shortages were featured in a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

The August 15 article, “Experts Look for Ways to Lessen Impact of Drug Shortages and Discontinuations,” points to ASHP’s Drug Shortage Resource Center as one project working to lessen the shortage’s harmful impacts, such as compromised patient care and increasing medication costs.

ASHP member Erin Fox, Pharm.D., a drug information specialist at the University of Utah Hospital and Clinics in Salt Lake City, is also featured in the article.

The Drug Shortage Resource Center alerts practitioners to the latest information on drugs that are in short supply or are no longer available. The resource center also offers suggestions for appropriate substitutes for hard-to-find medications and provides a tool for members who manage drug product inventories to report their experiences with shortages to ASHP.

The article is available online here. Registration is required to view the full text.

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

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