|Videos|December 21, 2014

How Pharmacists Can Help Avoid Drug Shortages

Erin Fox, PharmD, director at the University of Utah Drug Information Service, discusses how pharmacists can help avoid drug shortages.

This interview was recorded at the ASHP 2014 Midyear Clinical Meeting in Anaheim, California.

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