A national survey by the American Hospital Association in June found that 99.5 percent of hospitals have experienced one or more drug shortages in the last six months. Prescription compounding can relieve many of the concerns with alternatives CALL MD Custom Rx to find out more today!
Compounding Pharmacy Responds to
Prescription Drug Shortages
44 percent of the representative hospitals contacted reported shortages of more than 21 drugs at that time. 63 percent of those hospitals reported that in some cases, patients didn't receive the recommended treatment; 10 percent said that problem occurred frequently. The critical shortages of lifesaving drugs are threatening hospital care in America today, delaying patient treatment and limiting the medicines doctors can prescribe and the anesthetics they can use to perform surgery. Compounding Pharmacist can respond to these shortages with alternatives, CALL MD Custom Rx, 262.373.1050 today!
Examples of Current Drug Shortages
New shortages are occurring everyday. Please contact MDCustomRX, CALL 262-373-1050, with any questions you have and for further details regarding specific shortages in Wisconsin.Updated -2/3/2012
- Amikacin Injection
- Ammonium Chloride Injection
- Ammonium Chloride 5 mEq/mL Injection Solution (PF)
- Anadrol-50 tablets
- Aquasol A
- Arginine HCI 100mg/mL Injection Solution (PF)
- Buprenorphine Injection
- Bupivacaine HCl Injection
- Butorphanol Injection
- Calcitriol Injection
- Calcitriol 1mcg/mL Injection
- Calcium Chloride Injection
- Calcium Gluconate
- Chromic Chloride Injection
- Cocaine Topical Solution
- Cyanocobalamin Injection
- Desmopressin Injection
- Dexamethasone Injection
- Diltiazem Injection
- Diphenhydramine HCl 50mg/mL Injection Solution
- Ergotamine Tartrate 1mg/Caffeine 100mg Capsules
- Etoposide Injection
- Famotidine 10mg/mL IV Injection Solution
- Fentanyl 50mcg/mL Injection
- Fluorouracil 50mg/mL Injection Solution (PF)
- Gentamicin 40mg/mL Injection Solution
- Hyaluronidase 150 U/mL Injection Solution (PF)
- Hydromorphone PF Injection
- Indigo Carmine Injection
- Isoniazid Capsules
- Ketorolac Injection
- Leucovorin Calcium Injection
- Levorphanol 2mg Tablets
- Magnesium Sulfate Injection
- Mannitol Injection
- Metformin HCl 100mg/mL Oral Solution
- Methotrexate Injection-Preservative Free
- Methylene Blue 10mg/mL Injection Solution (PF)
- Methylphenidate HCl Capsules
- Methylpyrazole (4-) 50 mg/mL Injection Solution (Canine)
- Metoclopramide Injection
- Mexiletine capsules
- Midazolam Injection
- Mitomycin Injection
- Multi-Vitamin Infusion (adult and pediatric)Neostigmine methylsulfate injection
- Neomycin Sulfate 25 mg/mL Oral Solution
- Norepinephrine Injection
- Orphenadrine Citrate Injection
- Oxsoralen (methoxsalen) 1% topical lotion
- Oxytocin Injection, USP (synthetic)
- Paregoric Liquid has been removed from the market completely CALL MD Custom Rx for compounded alternatives
- Phentolamine Mesylate 5mg/mL Injection Solution (PF)
- Phenylephrine HCl Injection
- Potassium Phosphate
- Procainamide HCl Injection
- Prochlorperazine Injection
- Sodium Acetate Injection
- Sodium Chloride 23.4%
- Sodium Chloride 14.6% Injection
- Sodium Phosphate Injection
- Sulfadimethoxine Capsules
- Sulfamethoxazole 80mg / trimethoprim 16mg Injection
- Tamiflu for Oral Suspension
- Tobramycin Solution for Injection
Stay Current - http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/DrugShortages/ucm050792.htm
http://www.ashp.org/menu/PracticePolicy/ResourceCenters/DrugShortages/CurrentShortages.aspx
