For its study, Vizient’s Drug Shortages Task Force surveyed 365 pharmacy leaders at hospitals across the U.S. to identify and quantify the labor-related operational and financial effects of drug shortages on its member health systems and hospitals.
Top 5 drug categories with shortages affecting hospitals:
1. Controlled substances
2. Local anesthetics
3. Crash cart drugs
4. Antibiotics
5. Electrolytes
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