By Mike McEvoy
TheU.S. Food and Drugs Administration(FDA) announced October 31, 2013 that the agency has taken two steps expected to help reduce criticaldrug shortages.
The agency is building on a strategic plan designed to address the underlying causes ofshortagesand has issued a proposed rule that would require manufacturers of certain drugs to provide the FDA with advance notification of manufacturing changes or discontinuance that might interrupt drug supplies.
The FDA announcement and further details are available atwww.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm373044.htm.
MIKE McEVOY, PhD, NRP, RN, CCRN is theEMSCoordinator for Saratoga County, NY and the188金宝搏是正规吗EMSeditor. He is a professor emeritus of critical care medicine at Albany Medical College in New York and continues to practice as a clinical nurse specialist in the Cardiac Surgical ICUs at Albany Medical Center. Mike is aparamedicfor Clifton Park & Halfmoon Ambulance and the Chief Medical Officer for West CrescentFire Department. He is a Board Member of the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs and a popular speaker atFire, EMS, and medical conference worldwide.
