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The impact of drug shortages on patients with cardiovascular disease: causes, consequences, and a call to action.
November 1, 2016
Reed BN, Fox ER, Konig M, et al. Am Heart J. 2016;175:130-41.
Patients hospitalized with cardiovascular conditions are particularly vulnerable to medication errors. This review explains how drug shortages associated with cardiovascular medications pose risks to patients and provides recommendations for clinicians, policymakers, and manufacturers to address this problem.
