AMEN, 8 hrs a week, come on! The majority of my time is currently spent on tracking down supplies. This leave little time to get done my day to day chores. My local reps hear from me a lot, thank goodness I have great ones!
Keep your ear in the ground. Information is key into forecasting potential future drug issues. It's sad that no organization is approaching this issue pro-actively.
Please consider joining us at the upcoming 2011 NPPA Conference August 15-18, at Tropicana Las Vegas, where our keynote educational session will address the problems of this topic and it’s possible solutions (with attendee involvement), in the Symposium session: "Drug Shortages – Navigating the National Crisis." See our Attendee Conference page here to register and for more information.