Just curious if anyone has heard anything about rifampin. My Bedford rep told me it would be a 30 day+ shortage, but it is in production now. Anyway hear anything different?

Hi there. I'm wondering what everyone is doing about the Morphine Preservative Free shortage. We use this quite a bit with our OB patients. I've checked with Ameridose and Pharmedium but they do not have anything available either. Hospira is showing April at ear...

What is everyone doing in place of epinephrine PF 1ml amps for eye cases?

What is everyone doing about Midazolam? I have an allocation through Pharmedium and I keep placing orders with the mfts but we eat through my weekly allocations like nothing. Our GI lab is just plowing through it. Does anyone know if they can use something else or...

Hi, Just thinking outside the box. Does anyone refill their crash cart trays using automation? Carousel or remote location? Bar codes on the tray, scan the empty slot, scan the meds out to refill the tray? Would anyone have time to share your current process? Automa...

I have been told that Bedford will be shut down for the rest of the year 2011 and possibly until the first qtr of 2012. This will great affect the drug shortages that you will be seeing. Bedford claims its for updates and re-tooling. I feel it’s much bigger tha...

I didnt caught (surprise) with this one and have helped out several other hospitals in the area. But I talked to my Hospira Rep and was told that this situation will last till after the first quarter of 2012. So prepare! Call your friends and contacts. Circle the wag...

Gemfibrizol, all the gabapentins, doxasosins, cipros, citalopram... why are they all hard to find? Is it the apotex recall or just the normal end of the year hard to find items?

Can anyone help me find more influenza injection