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How Drug Shortages Are Delaying Treatment and Endangering Patients
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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Published ON: 5 DecDrug 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 Dec