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Drug shortages may compromise patient safety: Results of a survey of the reference pharmacies of the Drug Commission of German Pharmacists

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  • Said, André
  • Goebel, Ralf
  • Ganso, Matthias
  • Zagermann-Muncke, Petra
  • Schulz, Martin

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Drug shortages are a complex problem and of growing concern. To evaluate implications of drug shortages in terms of outpatient and inpatient safety, the Drug Commission of German Pharmacists surveyed its two nationwide reference pharmacy networks: 865 community and 54 hospital pharmacies.

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  • Said, André & Goebel, Ralf & Ganso, Matthias & Zagermann-Muncke, Petra & Schulz, Martin, 2018. "Drug shortages may compromise patient safety: Results of a survey of the reference pharmacies of the Drug Commission of German Pharmacists," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 122(12), pages 1302-1309.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:122:y:2018:i:12:p:1302-1309
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.09.005
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