Simpson Tom, Yik Jerry
Statewide Hospital Pharmacy, Tasmania.
Advanced Pharmacy Australia (formerly the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia).
Aust Prescr. 2024 Oct;47(5):148-152. doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2024.045.
Medicine shortages are increasingly common and disruptive to the optimal delivery of health care. They are caused by a variety of factors, including manufacturing and supply-chain issues, regulatory and trade issues, and fluctuations in demand. Prescribers and pharmacists in Australia can manage a shortage by switching to another brand, strength or dosage form of the same medicine, switching to a different registered medicine, or accessing an unregistered medicine that has been made available via section 19A of the or through the Special Access Scheme. There are a range of resources and tools that can assist clinicians with identifying and managing medicine shortages in Australia. Shortages are managed most effectively when prescribers, pharmacists and nurses work together, in collaboration with patients, to develop, implement and monitor strategies to manage the shortage.
药品短缺日益普遍，对医疗保健的最佳提供造成干扰。它们由多种因素引起，包括制造和供应链问题、监管和贸易问题以及需求波动。澳大利亚的开处方者和药剂师可以通过改用同一药品的另一个品牌、规格或剂型，改用另一种注册药品，或获取通过《[相关法案名称]》第19A条或特殊准入计划提供的未注册药品来应对短缺情况。有一系列资源和工具可协助临床医生识别和管理澳大利亚的药品短缺问题。当开处方者、药剂师和护士与患者合作，共同制定、实施和监测管理短缺的策略时，短缺情况能得到最有效的管理。
