A nationwide shortage of prescription drugs is growing and Blessing Hospital is feeling it.
The American Society of Health System Pharmacists has 261 medications on its shortage list this week. Blessing Hospital Pharmacy staff reviews this list daily to assess the impact on the hospital and determine how to address the needs.
Adding to the shortage situation, in late October the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) shut down a second major national drug compounding company that supplies medications to thousands of hospitals across the country. There have been no reports of injury from the products of Ameridose, however, the FDA shut down the company while improvements are made in its sterility testing processes.
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