America’s Chronic Drug Shortage Problem

<p>How one hospital is scrambling to deal with a shortage of a critical drug, and what changes are needed to fix chronic problems with the U.S. medical supply chain.</p><br><p>Guests:</p><p><a href="https://providerdirectory.uabmedicine.org/provider/Kierstin+Kennedy/574872" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kierstin Kennedy</a>, Chief Medical Officer, University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital</p><p><a href="https://pharmacyservices.utah.edu/residency/drug-info-staff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Erin Fox</a>, Senior Pharmacy Director, University of Utah Health</p><br><p>Read a full transcript and dig deeper into the issues explored in today's episode <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2022/06/16/contrast-media-shortage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on our website</a>.</p><br><p>Support this type of journalism today by <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">making a donation</a>.</p><br><p><a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/61435631f581aac8b8520e65/episodes/bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for our weekly newsletter</a> to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff.</p><br><p>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>