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Lack of cardiovascular drugs in India
For last 2-3 years drug shortages accelerated all over the world. A recent study of a sample of patients from around the world revealed that in low-income countries, less than 20 per cent of patients with cardiovascular disease were using secondary prevention drugs.The study underscores the reality that in many low and middle-income countries, inadequate distribution and the lack of access to care are as much, or even a greater, barrier to health than the cost of care. -
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Web based drug shrotages service
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Drug shortages has cost the health care system $216 million annually.
An online survey was sent to the 1322 members of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists who were identified as directors of pharmacy. Survey recipients were asked to identify which of the 30 most recent drug shortages listed affected their health system, to identify actions taken to manage the shortage, and to rate the impact of each shortage. Employees responsible for completing predefined tasks were identified, and the average time spent by each type of employee completing these tas -
Drug shortages affect more than a 1/2 million cancer patients in US
So far this year, short supplies of more than 200 drugs — treatments for conditions ranging from cancer to high blood pressure — have been reported. How many U.S. patients have been affected? Try 550,000 cancer patients alone for the year that ended June 30, according to a new analysis from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. -
25% physicians: an error because of drug shortages.
A survey as reported in November, found that 25 percent of physicians said an error had occurred because of drug shortages. -
Better drug shortages management on global level
Tremendous data that is in the database regards drug shortages all over the world gives better knowledge of reasons of this shortages, better management and better prevention. -
Database for patients for drug donors and drug seekers
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Global drug shortage map and alert system
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Better management of drug shortages on local level
Thanks to direct database of personal drug shortages (patients seeking medicaments, donors donating medicaments: used/not used/short validity term/long validity term) patients (especially indigent) on local level have better access to needed drugs. -
Better management on regional level
Thanks to medical alerts and drug shortages world map regions are better prepared for upcoming drug shortages. More alerts in database increases impact of project. -
Total control of drug shortages
Knowledge of reasons of drug shortages, better management and not wasting drugs (advanced peer-2-peer system for patients) gives total control of drug shortages. -
Accelerated technology
Because of good management and database with advanced alert system on drug shortages on global level health care systems all over the world could focus on quality, effectiveness, innovation and new technologies.