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Pharmacists leadership in a medication shortage response: Illustrative examples from a health system response to the COVID ‐19 crisis
Author(s) -
Ammar Mahmoud A.,
Tran Lydia J.,
McGill Bryan,
Ammar Abdalla A.,
Huynh Phu,
Amin Nilesh,
Guerra Michael,
Rouse Ginger E.,
Lemieux Diana,
McManus Dayna,
Topal Jeffrey E.,
Davis Matthew W.,
Miller LeeAnn,
Yazdi Marina,
Leber Molly Billstein,
Pulk Rebecca A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the american college of clinical pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2574-9870
DOI - 10.1002/jac5.1443
Subject(s) - economic shortage , pharmacy , pandemic , pharmacist , scope (computer science) , covid-19 , pharmacy practice , medicine , health care , healthcare system , nursing , business , disease , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , government (linguistics) , law , programming language
As medication experts, clinical pharmacists play an active and dynamic role in a medication shortage response. Supplementing existing guidelines with an actionable framework of discrete activities to support effective medication shortage responses can expand the scope of pharmacy practice and improve patient care. Dissemination of best practices and illustrative, networked examples from health systems can support the adoption of innovative solutions. In this descriptive report, we document the translation of published shortage mitigation guidelines into system success through broad pharmacist engagement and the adaption and implementation of targeted strategies. The profound, wide‐reaching medication shortages that accompanied the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic are used to highlight coordinated but distinct practices and how they have been combined to expand the influence of the pharmacy enterprise.