Pharmaceutical Sourcing: How to Manage Drug Shortages and Backorders

A look at drivers behind drug shortages and backorders and mitigation strategies.

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Articles

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Specialty Pharmacy and Distribution
Supply Chain

By: McKesson Medical Surgical Editorial Team

Read time: 6 minutes

You can't control medication shortages, but you can plan ahead so that you're ready when one occurs. With a proactive pharmaceutical sourcing plan, health systems can keep delivering quality patient care.

This article examines the cause of drug shortages and offers strategies to help alleviate them.

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