Drug Shortages (Flex 6)

Critical Acute Drugs

Drugs that when medically needed in acute care must be available and used within hours or days of the need or the patient will suffer serious outcomes which may include disability or death.

a. Clindamycin

Which of the following critical acute drugs is an antibiotic?

a. Clindamycin b. Heparin c. Paclitaxel d. Furosemide

a. Amoxicillin = ear nose and throat

b. Clindamycin infection = skin and soft tissue

c. Tetracycline infection = acne

Match the following antibiotic to one of its FDA-approved indications BESIDES H. pylori

(acne, skin and soft tissue, ear nose and throat)

a. Amoxicillin

b. Clindamycin infection

c. Tetracycline infection

d. Recommending an antibiotic that is more expensive.

Which of the following is a suitable alteration that may have to be made within the PPCP in the presence of a drug shortage?

a. Recommending an antibiotic with an alternate indication.

b. Recommending an antibiotic that is known to be ineffective for the condition.

c. Recommending an antibiotic that is unsafe for the patient.

d. Recommending an antibiotic that is more expensive.

All of them

What parts of the PPCP pertain to drug shortages?

Yes

Can a drug be compounded to help with a shortage?

Yes

Should a plan to try a different drug due to a shortage be communicated to the prescriber?

Yes

Can transferring a prescription to a new pharmacy a way to resolve a shortage?

Acute otitis media (AOM)

What disease is the most common indication for antibiotics in pediatric patients?

Call hospital/urgent care and see what they recommend

Wait until the next day. Give ibuprofen to help with the pain

Go to emergency department

What are the options if a person needs a drug and the doctor's office is closed? (3 choices)