Healthcare IT Today November 14, 2025
The following is a guest article by AJ Rivosecchi, PharmD, Director of Product at Bluesight
Drug shortages have held the dubious distinction of being the number one operational challenge facing hospital pharmacies for over a decade. The statistics tell a sobering story: 323 active shortages in Q1 2024 – an all-time high – with 99.7% of hospitals currently managing ongoing shortages. Yet numbers alone don’t capture the full impact.
The real cost manifests in how pharmacy teams spend their days. U.S. hospitals collectively expend 20.2 million additional labor hours annually managing drug shortages – over 3,300 hours per facility on average, or equating to over 1.5 full-time employees annually. These aren’t hours spent on clinical pharmacy services, patient care, or...
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