--- title: Intelliguard® Resources | Drug Shortages description: Drug Shortages | How RFID technology can improve efficiency, reduce costs and eliminate errors especially in hospital pharmacies --- [![Click to Schedule a Demo](https://2436055.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IG%20Images/schedule-demo.jpg?width=160&height=25&name=schedule-demo.jpg "schedule-demo.jpg")](https://ig.solutions/contact-us/request-a-demo/)   Call 760-448-9500 [![intelliguard-logo.png](https://2436055.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IG%20Images/intelliguard-logo.png?width=322&height=66&name=intelliguard-logo.png "intelliguard-logo.png")](https://www.ig.solutions/) # Intelliguard® Resources ## [Pharmacy Purchasing & Products - Product Spotlight: RFID Solutions from IntelliGuard](https://2436055.hs-sites.com/resources/pharmacy-purchasing-products-product-spotlight-rfid-solutions-from-intelliguard) ![](https://2436055.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ppp_1804_prodspot%20copy.jpg) Posted on Apr 18, 2018 by Rosalind Morehead As medication errors can occur during multiple steps of the medication management process, various technologies have been adopted to reduce error-prone manual processes. With bar code medication administration, hospitals have reaped significant reductions (65% to 85%) in medication errors.1-2 Radio... ## [FDA Worried About Possible Drug Shortages in Hurricane Maria Aftermath](https://2436055.hs-sites.com/resources/fda-worried-about-possible-drug-shortages-in-hurricane-maria-aftermath) ![](https://2436055.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Blog%20Headers%20and%20Body/Blog%20-%20Drug%20Shortages.jpg) Posted on Oct 9, 2017 by Valerie Fritz According to dozens of news reports, the FDA is worried that there could be shortages of some critical drugs produced in Puerto Rico.  Reports from [CNN](http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/29/news/companies/puerto-rico-drug-makers/index.html), [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkroll/2017/09/26/fda-expands-role-to-prevent-puerto-rico-sourced-drug-shortages-after-hurricane-maria/#22ab8a073f5d), [USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/09/26/fda-drug-shortages-hurricane-maria-puerto-rico/703071001/) and [Modern Healthcare](http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20171004/NEWS/171009964), among others, outline top global manufacturing facilities on the island, and report a list of about 40... ## [Surviving Drug Shortages with Improved Inventory Management](https://2436055.hs-sites.com/resources/surviving-drug-shortages-with-improved-inventory-management) ![](https://2436055.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Blog%20Headers/Blog%20-%20Drug%20Shortages.jpg) Posted on Jul 19, 2017 by Valerie Fritz Managing medication inventory in acute care settings is challenging under the best of circumstances. When drug shortages occur, the challenge magnifies and may impact patient health and safety. Hospital and health system pharmacists are responsible for managing all medications throughout the... ## [The Role of RFID in the Ever-Mounting Problem of Drug Shortages](https://2436055.hs-sites.com/resources/2016/02/the-role-of-rfid-in-the-ever-mounting-problem-of-drug-shortages/) ![](https://2436055.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Meps_Real_Time_Nov2016/Image/Vials_And_Syringe_fit_870_800_0_0_0_90___368.jpg) Posted on Feb 28, 2016 by ADMIN ## The New York Times Reports Drug Shortages Are the “New Normal” at U.S. Hospitals In a recent [article](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/29/us/drug-shortages-forcing-hard-decisions-on-rationing-treatments.html?_r=0), the New York Times chronicled the ever-mounting problems that drug shortages are creating at hospitals throughout the United States. Doctors, hospitals and drug companies are now being forced to... 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