industry, show that it is the middle of one of the worst
drug shortages in American history. One of the biggest
causes of this are "compounding pharmacies". Also,
according to an article in the online publication,
FierceHealthcare, called, "Meningitis scare could
worsen drug shortage", by Alicia Caramenico,
the menigitis outbreak, is believed by some to have been
caused by contaminated steroids from compounding
pharmacies.
In a related October 15, 2012 article, by Alicia Caramenico,
called, "Hospital use of componding pharmacies under
fire", explains that compounding pharmacies were
begun to be used when it became evident there was
a growing shortage of drugs used for prescriptions
and in hospitals. "... despite policies and procedures
to insure the sterility of drugs, compounding pharmacies
have been linked to patient safety incidents, in the past
few years..."
Another reason for the higher amount of compound
pharmacies, is due to the increase in outpatient
surgeries, and ambulatory care areas. The
healthcare industry is also facing a shortage of anesthesiology
drugs for surgeries. Anesthesiologists have been turning to
compound pharmacies to relieve this shortage.
So, while the shortage of medications for hospitals and
pharmacies caused the growth and usage of
compound pharmacies, they are creating not only
safety problems, but worse than ever shortages.
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