Drug shortage: causes, impact, and mitigation strategies

S Shukar, F Zahoor, K Hayat, A Saeed… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Drug shortage is a global issue affecting low, middle, and high-income countries. Many
countries have developed various strategies to overcome the problem, while the problem is …

Continuous flow organic chemistry: successes and pitfalls at the interface with current societal challenges

R Gérardy, N Emmanuel, T Toupy… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This review intends to provide the reader with a clear and concise overview of how
preparative continuous flow organic chemistry could potentially impact on current important …

Medicine shortages and challenges with the procurement process among public sector hospitals in South Africa; findings and implications

C Modisakeng, M Matlala, B Godman… - BMC health services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Medicine shortages are a complex global challenge affecting all countries. This
includes South Africa where ongoing medicine shortages are a concern among public …

Medicine shortages: gaps between countries and global perspectives

A Acosta, EP Vanegas, J Rovira, B Godman… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Over the last decade, global health policies and different research areas have
focused on the relevance and impact of medicine shortages. Published studies suggest …

Insights into European drug shortages: a survey of hospital pharmacists

K Pauwels, S Simoens, M Casteels, I Huys - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Drug shortages are a complex and global phenomenon. When a drug cannot be delivered
at the moment of patient demand, every stakeholder in the health care system is affected …

Drug shortages in European countries: a trade-off between market attractiveness and cost containment?

K Pauwels, I Huys, M Casteels, S Simoens - BMC health services research, 2014 - Springer
Background Drug shortages are a global problem. While extensively studied in the United
States, numbers about drug shortages in European countries are scarce. This study aims to …

A qualitative approach to a better understanding of the problems underlying drug shortages, as viewed from Belgian, French and the European Union's perspectives

P Bogaert, T Bochenek, A Prokop, A Pilc - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The problem of drug shortages has been reported worldwide, gaining prominence in
multiple domains and several countries in recent years. The aim of the study was to analyze …

A two-stage approach to agile pharmaceutical supply chain management with product substitutability in crises

M Roshan, R Tavakkoli-Moghaddam… - Computers & Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural disasters refer to a set of harmful incidents, which do not originate in humans and
threaten human lives around the world. These incidents are usually unpredictable. While …

Causes of drug shortages in the legal pharmaceutical framework

E De Weerdt, S Simoens, L Hombroeckx… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Different causes of drug shortages can be linked to the pharmaceutical legal
framework, such as: parallel trade, quality requirements, economic decisions to suspend or …

How to address medicines shortages: Findings from a cross-sectional study of 24 countries

S Vogler, S Fischer - Health policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Shortages of medicines have become a major public health challenge. The aim of this study
was to survey national measures to manage and combat these shortages. A questionnaire …