Short-, Mid-, and Long-term Strategies to Manage the Shortage of Iohexol
- PMID: 35587228
- DOI: 10.1148/radiol.221183
Short-, Mid-, and Long-term Strategies to Manage the Shortage of Iohexol
Abstract
The recent iohexol shortage has precipitated disruptions in a pharmaceutical supply chain critical to radiologic imaging and has impacted global availability of iodinated contrast media (ICM). The shortage has created a national crisis in radiology departments, curtailing their ability to provide health care to patients who need contrast-enhanced examinations. Radiology departments are familiar with crisis management after more than 2 years of clinical and operational disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The iohexol and subsequent ICM shortage has short-term (weeks), midterm (months), and long-term (years) implications. The purpose of this report is to provide strategies for dealing with the shortage in the near term and to discuss long-term issues and potential solutions to supply chain problems impacting radiology departments.
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Strategies for Expanding Iohexol Supply During a Shortage.Radiology. 2023 Apr;307(1):e221515. doi: 10.1148/radiol.221515. Epub 2022 Nov 22. Radiology. 2023. PMID: 36413133 No abstract available.
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