Impact of Drug Shortages on Patient Safety and Pharmacy Operation Costs

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Abstract

The VA may benefit from facility-level drug shortage task forces, which can mitigate increased workload and institutional operation costs and promote patient safety.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Fed Pract

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Fed Pract

Title: Federal Practitioner

Publisher: Frontline Medical Communications Inc.

ISSN (Print): 1078-4497

ISSN (Electronic): 1945-337X

Publication date (Print): January 2018

Volume: 35

Issue: 1

Pages: 24-31

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Dr. Shaban is a Formulary Manager and Mr. Maurer is a Pharmacy Procurement Specialist, both at the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Willborn is a Pharmacist at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC in Ohio.

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Correspondence: Dr. Willborn ( robert.willborn@ 123456va.gov )

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Accession ID: PMC6248141 Pmcid ID: PMC6248141 Pmc-uid ID: 6248141 Publisher ID: fp-35-1-24

PMC ID: 6248141

PubMed ID: 30766319

SO-VID: dfb96f16-92ca-4b25-992c-78ba1a1019fa

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