Drug shortages pose problems for p&t committees in accountable care organizations.
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چکیده
Drugs in short supply, especially those needed in oncology, can create legal and patient-safety problems for risk-bearing providers.
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Health Care & Law
INTRODUCTION For more than a decade, drug shortages have made headlines. Shortages also have forced P&T committees in many hospitals and health care delivery organizations to make contingency plans for providing safe and effective therapies when conventional and preferred drugs are not available. An article published in P&T in 2011 described several concerns associated with drug shortages and s...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- P & T : a peer-reviewed journal for formulary management
دوره 38 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013