<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">This came to me and I am sending it along-- this explains the inability of people to obtain the necessary drugs from time to time: Thanks to Elaine for sending this:</div>
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<tbody><tr><td><table cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td><h3><span name="Atteberry, Elaine">Atteberry, Elaine</span> </h3></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><div><span></span><span title="Fri, May 9, 2014 at 7:47 AM" id=":1bl" alt="Fri, May 9, 2014 at 7:47 AM">7:47 AM (5 minutes ago)</span><div tabindex="0" style="outline:0px">
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</div><div id=":1bj"><div id=":1bi" style="overflow:hidden"><div></div><div lang="EN-US" vlink="purple" link="blue"><div></div><div><div></div><p class="MsoNormal">There has been an ongoing shortage of stupid stuff like normal saline for ages, where we would normally spike a bag and have it ready(hospital setting)…no longer/Digoxin which is/was the stable medication for congestive failure has spiked in price. It used to be on the 4$ list, now has a 3 month cost of over 100$ to the patient…with insurance.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Theory as to why, FDA and a certain government group control what medications pharmaceutical companies can manufacture. Each plant has mandatory down time for maintenance etc or there can be other issues-weather,fire, etc…this is not accounted for and therefore we have shortages. Like the saline the shortages are absolutely crazy and the providers be human or animal are at the very whim of the system.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Feel free to pass this information along, I have not figured out how to post on the drool.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman">Elaine Atteberry MSN RN<u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman">Case Manager Nephrology and Kidney Transplant<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman">TVC 8407<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<font face="Times New Roman">Office 343-0573<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman">Fax 322-0166<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman">Pager 835-5152<u></u><u></u></font></p>
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