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How Drug Shortages Are Delaying Treatment and Endangering Patients

Posted by: Alan Burity Vitulo in: Health and Medicine

7 Dec | 13:57 PM | 0

Drug shortages are delaying critical treatments, increasing medical errors, and forcing patients to skip doses. Learn how this crisis impacts care, who’s most at risk, and what you can do.

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Drug shortages are delaying critical treatments, increasing medical errors, and forcing patients to skip doses. Learn how this crisis impacts care, who’s most at risk, and what you can do.

Adolescents and Psychiatric Medications: How to Monitor for Suicidal Ideation

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How Drug Shortages Are Delaying Treatment and Endangering Patients

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