Injectable Opioid Shortages: Suggestions for Management and Conservation. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Injectable Opioid Shortages: Suggestions for Management and Conservation. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Fact Sheet/FAQs
 
• Published March 2018

Injectable Opioid Shortages: Suggestions for Management and Conservation.

Bethesda MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the University of Utah Drug Information Service; 2018.

Efforts to limit the availability of opioids has led to a shortage of needed medications. This fact sheet provides strategies for organizations who seek to improve management of injectable opioids while taking into account both safety and supply availability.

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