Shortages of Palliative Care Medications in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Gambling with Suffering.
Healthc Q
; 23(4): 17-22, 2021 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1040177
ABSTRACT
Patients with serious illnesses such as cancer, advanced organ failure, dementia and COVID-19 rely on medications to alleviate suffering from uncontrolled symptoms. Numerous actual or threatened shortages of key medications used to provide palliation have been reported during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article explores the nature of these shortages, factors that have contributed to them and strategies to mitigate them. It calls on all levels of the healthcare system and the government to address this problem. Shortages in these medications are as serious as shortages in medications used to cure or control diseases.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Palliative Care
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Pharmaceutical Preparations
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COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Healthc Q
Journal subject:
Hospitals
/
Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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