I don't know what the shortage is. I don't know what the issue was at the nursing station, but they didn't have a necessary medication. These are not isolated incidents. I look at it, and I wonder, what is the system for procuring medications? When you go to any hospital, or health care facility, they invest a significant amount of funding to figure out how much particular medication and how many supplies they need. Do those systems exist, or are we just relying on pieces of paper getting faxed back and forth? I'm concerned that those advance systems, which are going to be able to ensure the right medication is there in the community at all times, do not exist currently at the nursing station. That's why we're seeing these drug shortages, including the formulary or the compendium of medications that you have at your disposal. What sort of input do health care providers have on that team to ensure we're getting our patients the best possible medications?
On April 14th, 2016. See this statement in context.