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Supply readiness

Transparency & redundancy

Quality

Pediatrics & special populations

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Supply Chain Disruption Report
Pfizer Rocky Mount Facility Update

The End Drug Shortage Alliance announced recommended actions healthcare industry stakeholders should immediately take to help minimize supply chain disruptions of sterile injectable medications in the wake of the tornado that hit Pfizer’s Rocky Mount, North Carolina facility.

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The Hidden Cost of Drug Shortages​

The impact of drug shortages to health systems and hospitals doesn’t just stop with access to treatment. Significant costs are endured through additional labor needed to manage shortages.
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Source: Vizient Drug Shortages and Labor Cost Report

​8.6M
Additional hours of labor per year

$359M
Cost of labor needed to manage drug shortages per year

Member-contributed Resources, Articles and News

Quantifying drivers of supply chain resilience in pediatric oncology medications

Angels for Change, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and Vizient collaborated to characterize and quantify supply chain risk for drugs to improve pediatric oncology access to quality medicines.
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Progress to end drug shortages from our members

Vizient pharmacy experts, in collaboration with the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA), have created a report examining the impact of drug shortages on self-governed pediatric hospitals, and the strategies employed to manage and mitigate these shortages.
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Upcoming Events

All-Member Meeting - September 26, 2023

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MEET OUR TEAM
Advisory Board

Eric Tichy, PharmD, MBA, FCCP
Division Chair, Pharmacy Supply Solutions; Associate Professor of Pharmacy 
Mayo Clinic

Terri Lyle Wilson, RPh, CMTM
Vice President of Pharmacy
Children’s Hospital Association

Laura Bray, BSBA, MBA
​Chief Change Maker
Angels for Change

Ilisa Bernstein, PharmD, JD, FAPhA
Senior Vice President, Pharmacy Practice and Government Affairs 
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

Kasey Thompson, PharmD, MS, MBA
Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President
ASHP

Carrie Dunford, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Chief Pharmacy Officer 
Intermountain Health

Lindsey Thomas, BS, MBA
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Fresenius Kabi

Alex Oshmyansky, MD, PhD
CEO, Founder
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co.

Jason Chou, PharmD, MS
Vice President, Pharmacy Services
Ochsner Health

Scott Miller
President of Strategic, Community, & Specialized Pharmacy
McKesson 

Michael Wascovich, PharmD, MBD
Vice President
Medication Management & Chief Pharmacy Officer 
Ascension

Stephen Colvill, BS
Executive Director
RISCS

Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, PharmD, PhD, FAPhA 
Professor and Director, PRIME Institute at
University of Minnesota

Mittal Sutaria, PharmD
Sr. Vice President, Pharmacy Sourcing
Vizient

From Our Advisory Board

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"I am hopeful that together, we will identify policy recommendations that elevate the importance of essential medications in order to ensure sustainability." 
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Lindsey Thomas
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Fresenius Kabi USA

"This work is critical to provide quality patient care given ongoing supply chain issues and medication shortages that continue to negatively impact health care provider and patients."

Jason Chou, PharmD, MS
Vice President, Pharmacy Services
Ochsner Health

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