Temporary fixes to chronic drug shortages leave Canada vulnerable

G Basky - 2020 - Can Med Assoc
Of the 32 drugs on Health Canada's list of “tier 3” shortages posing the greatest threat to the
health system, 24 are used in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or …

It takes a village…: contending with drug shortages during disasters

LD Burry, JF Barletta, D Williamson, S Kanji, RC Maves… - Chest, 2020 - Elsevier
Critical drug shortages have been widely documented during the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic, particularly for IV sedatives used to facilitate mechanical ventilation …

COVID-19 and drug shortages: a call to action

AG Shuman, ER Fox, Y Unguru - Journal of managed care & specialty …, 2020 - jmcp.org
The ever-vulnerable medication supply chain is being further strained by the COVID-19
pandemic. Pharmacists in all settings, including managed care, will need to prepare for a …

Ways to safeguard UK drug supplies during COVID-19 and beyond

A Hill - The Pharmaceutical Journal, 2020 - pharmaceutical-journal.com
Ways to safeguard UK drug supplies during COVID-19 and beyond - The Pharmaceutical
Journal Skip to content The Royal Pharmaceutical Society's official journal PJ logo PJ logo …

Role of Canadian pharmacists in managing drug shortage concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic

A Elbeddini, N Hooda, L Yang - … Pharmacists Journal/Revue …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background On March 9, 2020, Canada confirmed its first death related to COVID-19. Soon
after, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global outbreak of COVID-19 a …

COVID-19's limited impact on drug shortages in Canada

É Gaudette - Canadian Public Policy, 2020 - utpjournals.press
Using data from the Drug Shortages Canada website, we ask whether the first months of the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic were associated with a significant increase …

[HTML][HTML] Drug shortages amid the COVID-19 pandemic

CM Bookwalter - Us Pharm, 2021 - uspharmacist.com
The uncertainty of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused anticipatory purchasing of
medications around the world, driving demand to an unprecedented high. Meanwhile, drug …

[HTML][HTML] Where are the drugs? The scarcity of medications in the Western Pacific

TLRHW Pacific - The Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Many countries around the world are experiencing various drug shortages, which is affecting
the quality of care being provided. These shortages are impacting multiple conditions, from …

COVID-19 and the prevalence of drug shortages in Canada: a cross-sectional time-series analysis from April 2017 to April 2022

B Lau, M Tadrous, C Chu, L Hardcastle, RF Beall - Cmaj, 2022 - Can Med Assoc
Background: In March 2020, the Government of Canada introduced measures to reduce
intensifying shortages of prescription drugs during the beginning of the COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Strengthening what we already have: collaborations to prevent medication shortages amid COVID‐19

M Dooley - Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In recent months we have all experienced the many challenges presented by the COVID-19
pandemic. It was only at the end of 2019 that this novel coronavirus emerged, and for most …