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cord-335776-e5wjsk8t	Costantino, Ryan C.	The U.S. medicine chest: Understanding the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain and the role of the pharmacist	2020-08-18		.txt	text/plain	3604	207	44	Despite years of effort raising concerns about the USPSC, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians continue to spend a substantial amount of time and energy responding to, and mitigating the impact of, medication shortages, drug recalls, and the adverse outcomes related to low-quality medications. The U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain is complex, global, and goes beyond FDPs. The 2020 American Pharmacists Association House of Delegates has rightly asserted that "The quality and safety of pharmaceutical and other medical products and the global pharmaceutical and medical product supply chain are essential to the United States national security and public health." Pharmacy professionals on the front line engage with patients, identify medication-related issues, and engage in drug-procurement decisions. 1, 2 Over the past decades, the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain (USPSC) has increasingly relied on international sources for pharmaceuticals and pharmacists continue to dedicate a sizable amount of energy responding to, and mitigating the impact of, medication shortages, drug recalls, and the adverse outcomes of low-quality medications.	./cache/cord-335776-e5wjsk8t.txt	./txt/cord-335776-e5wjsk8t.txt