Duration of national drug shortages affecting acute care and non–acute care drugs, in number of days out of 365 days
Authors’ analysis of national critical drug shortage data compiled by the University of Utah’s Drug Information Service.
Acute care drugs include those commonly used in emergency department and critical care settings, including pain medications, sedatives, electrolyte solutions, antibiotics, and antidotes and reversal agents, among others.
FDASIA is Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act of 2012.