Melissa H. Chouinard MD (is Medical Director, Medication Safety, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia.), Natalie L. Nguyen PharmD, MSHA (MSHA, is Medication Safety Manager, Department of Pharmacy Services, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System.), Joshua A. Young CPhT (is Lead Pharmacy Buyer, Department of Pharmacy Services, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System.), Benjamin M. Hester PharmD, MBA (is Compounding Manager, Department of Pharmacy Services, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System.), Denise M. Reilly PharmD (is Pharmacy Informatics Manager, Department of Pharmacy Services, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System.), Michael C. Kontos MD (is Medical Director, Coronary Intensive Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System.), William D. Cahoon Jr. PharmD (is Clinical Pharmacist, Department of Pharmacy Services, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System.), Cassandra R. Baker PharmD (is Clinical Pharmacist, Department of Pharmacy Services, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System.), Kylie M. Weigel PharmD (is Clinical Pharmacist, Department of Pharmacy Services, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System.), Gonzalo M. Bearman MD, MPH (is Associate Chief Quality and Safety Officer, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. Please address correspondence to Melissa H. Chouinard)
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In a landscape of increasingly frequent and severe drug shortages, this article describes an interdisciplinary strategy for managing a nationwide shortage of dobutamine in an academic health system. The authors outline an approach that centers on leveraging information technology resources, minimizing waste, conserving supply, and centralizing supply. These efforts, which enabled the organization to consistently supply dobutamine to those patients who needed it most, could form a model for health systems to follow during future drug shortages.