ACMT Position Statement: Sterile Solution Shortage

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
² Department of Pharmacotherapy, Drug Information and Support Services, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. positionstatements@acmt.net.

Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi et al. J Med Toxicol. 2025 Apr.

. 2025 Apr;21(2):296-297.

doi: 10.1007/s13181-025-01060-1. Epub 2025 Feb 5.

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
² Department of Pharmacotherapy, Drug Information and Support Services, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. positionstatements@acmt.net.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Competing interests: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.

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