Physicians at the AMA Annual Meeting adopted a policy to further combat national drug shortages that jeopardize patient care and safety.
Many common drugs needed for patient care across all medical settings, such as sterile IV products, are in shortage. The AMA policy calls the drug shortages an “urgent public health crisis.”
“Physicians strive to provide the best possible care to their patients, which means being able to obtain the right drugs at the right time,” William E. Kobler, MD, AMA board member, said in a press release. “The fact (Read more...)
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