Background: At present, the avoidance of drug shortages mainly relies on expert
experience. This study aimed to establish an evaluation index system for the risk of drug …

Introduction Reasons for drug shortages are multi-factorial, and patients are greatly injured.
So we needed to reduce the frequency and risk of drug shortages in hospitals. At present …

Objective: This research aims to develop a more scientific and reasonable performance
evaluation indicator system for the implementation of an essential drug system in community …

Background and importance Drug shortages are a critical challenge for the public health
system, as highlighted by EAHP's position paper. They have a negative impact on quality …

Background Drug shortage is a significant public health problem, especially for drugs
related to life threatening conditions. Almost all countries affected by variety of supply …

Almost all countries are affected by a variety of drug-supply problems and spend a
considerable amount of time and resources to address shortages. The current study aims to …

Objective Drug shortages were a complex global problem. The aim of this study was to
analyze, characterize, and assess the drug shortages, and identify possible solutions in …

Introduction: We reviewed and compared current drug shortages and shortage management
practices in six selected countries (Hungary, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, United …

Purpose This study aimed to set priorities for improving the medical device distribution
structure and to suggest an innovative improvement plan for the distribution structure using …

Introduction While medicine shortages are complex, their mitigation is more of a challenge.
Prospective risk assessment as a means to mitigate possible shortages, has yet to be …