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. 2021 Oct;56(5):405-407.
doi: 10.1177/0018578720931749. Epub 2020 Jun 2.

Drug Supply During COVID-19 Pandemic: Remember Not to Run With Your Tank Empty

Cristian Deana  1 , Luigi Vetrugno  1   2 , Alessandra Tonizzo  1 , Daniele Orso  2 , Tommaso Piani  1 , Tiziana Bove  1   2 , Amato De Monte  1
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Drug Supply During COVID-19 Pandemic: Remember Not to Run With Your Tank Empty

Cristian Deana et al. Hosp Pharm. 2021 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: analgesics; critical care; dispensing; human resources; materials management/central supply.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Prof. Luigi Vetrugno received a fee from Cook Medical for Congress lectures and travel support. Other authors declare no conflict of interest Ethics approval and consent to participate: not necessary.

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Figure 1.
Propofol consumption during the first 3 months of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019 in the upper half of the figure. Cisatracurium, rocuronium, midazolam, and remifentanil consumption during the first 3 months of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019 in the lower part of the figure.
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