Handling Drug Price Spikes: A Sad Place To Be
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
When Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. suddenly raised the prices of two critical drugs in the hospital setting, Nitropress (sodium nitroprusside) and Isuprel (isoprenaline), facilities had to find a way to deal with ensuring they had those vital medicines available, but doing so without breaking the bank.
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