On any given day in the United States, there are shortages of some 300 different prescription medications.
Sonya Collins
Spironolactone, a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, has been shown to improve outcomes in patients with heart failure, but its routine use following myocardial infarction remains uncertain.
Corey Diamond, PharmD
Crohn’s disease is one of two types of irritable bowel disease, affecting more than 1 million individuals nationwide.
Elizabeth Briand
When Hurricane Helene damaged Baxter International’s North Cove, NC, manufacturing facility last fall, an I.V. fluid shortage ensued.
Patients with SUD are frequently readmitted after hospitalization. However, hospitalization can represent an opportunity for treatment initiation, including medications for alcohol use disorder and OUD through the use of addiction consult teams.
APhA Staff