The current status and effects of emergency drug shortages in China: Perceptions of emergency department physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The shortage of emergency drugs in China is severe. This study aimed to characterize emergency drug shortages in China and to measure their effects.

Methods

An online questionnaire based on a literature review was sent to emergency department physicians in Chinese secondary and tertiary hospitals from November 2016 to February 2017. The survey asked physicians questions about their experiences with emergency drug shortages.

Results

In total, 236 physicians from 29 provinces participated in the survey. According to their responses, 90.7% of the respondents experienced drug shortages during the last year. More than half of the physicians (65.7%) reported that drug shortages occurred at least once a month. Hospitals in the eastern and western regions of China

SUBMITTER: Yang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6177176 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature