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05/01/18 DC -- new CRITICAL SHORTAGE - famotidine injection
From: David Collette
To: grp allpharm
Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 10:32:49 AM
Subject: new CRITICAL SHORTAGE - famotidine injection
We have a critical shortage of famotidine 20 mg injection. We are hearing anywhere from late May to mid-summer before the supply returns to normal.
We need all pharmacists to take the following action immediately :
* switch all appropriate patients to PO famotidine (please consider this switch to PO first-line if the patient meets criteria)
* switch to IV pantoprazole at an equivalent dose if the patient requires parenteral acid suppression
Thanks for your attention to this matter as we battle yet another critical shortage! DAVID
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David R. Collette, Pharm.D., FASHP
Operations Manager, Professional Services