On April 27, Bound Tree Medical Product Manager Stacy Barksdale-Price reported short supply of critical EMS drugs, and that their company is on allocation status with two of the manufacturers.

According to Ms. Barksdale-Price, "Both Hospira and IMS have reported their emergency prefilled syringes (Atropine, Cal Chl, Epi, D50 and Bicarb) are now on allocation and the shortage status is expected to continue until September.  The allocation status means that they are only fulfilling quantities that are consistent with each of their customer’s (e.g., Bound Tree) average monthly demand (based on the last 12 months).  To prevent lengthy backorders, as these manufacturers are restricting our purchases to average monthly volumes, we encourage our customers to maintain their usual ordering patterns on these items at this time."

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