Active drug shortages in the U.S. reached 227 in the second quarter of 2026, marking a third consecutive quarterly increase, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Most pharmacy teams still learn about them the same way: a spreadsheet, a weekly meeting, institutional memory and a failed order. By then the decisions that matter, which alternative and which vendor and how to allocate, all have to be made in an afternoon.
This session covers how to see one coming instead. The experts will walk through a predictive watchlist and the workflow behind it.
Learnings include:
- How to flag likely shortages up to 60 days before they reach the order screen
- How to replace the spreadsheet with a tracked list carrying status, confidence and history
- How to see availability across primaries, secondaries and manufacturers in one view
- How to arrive at your next buyers meeting with the agenda and resolution plan already built