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Injectable Medication Shortages: Why Hospital Pharmacies Are on the Front Line
Injectable medication shortages are crippling U.S. hospitals, with sterile drugs like anesthetics and chemotherapy agents in critical short supply. Hospital pharmacies bear the brunt due to complex manufacturing, low profits, and concentrated supply chains-with patients paying the real cost.
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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.
Published ON: 7 DecInjectable medication shortages are crippling U.S. hospitals, with sterile drugs like anesthetics and chemotherapy agents in critical short supply. Hospital pharmacies bear the brunt due to complex manufacturing, low profits, and concentrated supply chains-with patients paying the real cost.
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