Impact of a Drug Shortage at a Comprehensive Cancer Center: It Is Time to End Drug Shortages.

Abstract

Shortages of oncology medications have unique complications for dedicated cancer centers and comprehensive cancer centers. Mitigation solutions for medication shortages at these types of health systems can help extend supply and decrease existing demand run rates, but these shortages can eventually lead to suboptimal patient outcomes. Health care's collective focus should be on ending drug shortages, not mitigating them.