Emergency Kit Drug Shortage Communication Strategies

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Tue, 10/13/2015 - 14:27

Donald McKaig

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Emergency Kit Drug Shortage Communication Strategies

Hoping others could share the communication strategies that are used when a drug shortage impacts medication availability in an emergency kit.

We utilize email and other alerts, but these have not been effective in getting information to the "end user" level, most times the first time a resident/RN gets notification is when the code cart is opened and there is not a needed medication. Recently vasopressin was an issue...

Appreciate any information you can share.

Don McKaig, RPh
Pharmacist Specialist, Medication Safety and Quality
Lifespan--Rhode Island Hospital
dmckaig@lifespan.org

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