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May 28, 2020
Premier Inc. ProvideGx™ Program Partners with Hikma Pharmaceuticals to Secure the Supply of Two Drugs Essential for COVID-19 Patient Care
This new partnership secures supply of amiodarone and sterile water, helping to stabilize the long-term supply of two medications vital for COVID-19 patient care.
April 30, 2020
Premier Inc. Data: As COVID-19 Cases Spike, Demand for Drugs Used to Treat Related, Co-Morbid Conditions Also Soars
Premier's purchasing data shows demand for drugs used to treat cardiovascular conditions and blood clots has soared.
April 29, 2020
Painkillers, Sedatives in Short Supply During COVID-19 Pandemic
CQ Roll Coll | Data from Premier shared with CQ Roll Call shows that the use of propofol as a first-line sedative increased over 300 percent from 2019 to 2020.
April 27, 2020
COVID-19 Demand for Emergency Syringes, Routinely in Shortage, Rises
Despite the increased demand, Premier members have been able to reliably access them through ProvideGx.
April 17, 2020
Premier Calls on HHS and Congress to Bolster Healthcare Provider Readiness to Respond to COVID-19
Premier urged HHS and Congress to provide additional relief hospitals and other providers need as they continue to respond to COVID-19.
April 12, 2020
Spikes in Demand From Coronavirus Patients are Creating Shortages of Asthma Drugs and Sedatives for Ventilator Patients
The Washington Post | Premier is urging the FDA to use its new powers quickly to investigate and anticipate drug shortages said the company’s senior director of advocacy, Soumi...
April 10, 2020
America’s New Opioid Crisis
Politico | Fifteen drugs needed to treat Covid-19 patients were in or close to shortages by the end of March, according to Premier Survey.
April 10, 2020
Premier Recommends Actions to Create a More Competitive Biosimilars Marketplace
Premier called on the FDA to take steps to strengthen payor adoption of biosimilars.
April 10, 2020
Hospitals Facing Drug Shortages
NBC Boston | Premier's Soumi Saha provides discusses potential drug shortages due to an increased demand amidst COVID-19.
April 02, 2020
Essential Drug Supplies for Virus Patients Are Running Low
The New York Times | Hospitals in particular are feeling the pinch in supplies. Premier found that drug shortages were pervasive in acute care settings.
April 01, 2020
The US is Running Low on More Than a Dozen Drugs That Hospitals Need to Treat Critically Ill Coronavirus Patients
Business Insider | Premier survey finds drugs needed for COVID-19 patient care are quickly slipping into shortage.
March 31, 2020
Premier Inc. Data Shows Drugs Essential to Providing Care for COVID-19 Patients Quickly Slipping into Shortage
Our recent survey found that 15 drugs essential to providing care for COVID-19 patients are currently in or very near shortage.
March 27, 2020
Premier Applauds Third Bipartisan Congressional COVID-19 Emergency Stimulus Package
The bill provides a critical infusion of funding for the healthcare system to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 25, 2020
Clinical Trials Begin for Drugs That Might Help Treat Symptoms
Nexstar Media Wire | Premier's Soumi Saha says mass producing more of these drugs won’t be easy, especially when the active pharmaceutical ingredients come from overseas.
March 24, 2020
Premier Recommends Actions CMS Can Take to Ensure Long-Term Care Pharmacy and Infusion Services are
Our recommendations for CMS to address challenges that long-term care pharmacy and infusion pharmacy providers are facing during COVID-19.
March 23, 2020
As Trump Touts an Unproven Coronavirus Treatment, Supplies Evaporate for Patients
The Washington Post | Premier's Soumi Saha explains the spike in demand for two antimalarial drugs now on backorder.
March 21, 2020
U.S. Hospitals Panic-Buy Drugs Ahead of Coronavirus Influx
The Financial Times | Premier's Soumi Saha says hospitals need treatment guidelines or protocols from the CDC, or they will rush to buy every time small studies are released.
March 20, 2020
Doctors Turn to Malaria Drugs as Potential Coronavirus Treatment
The Wall Street Journal | Premier weighs in on the pharmaceutical supply of two drugs that could become a frontline treatment for COVID-19.
March 20, 2020
Hospitals and Doctors are Wiping Out Supplies of an Unproven Coronavirus Treatment
The Washington Post | Premier data shows a 300% increase in orders of chloroquine and a 70% boost in orders of hydroxychloroquine.
March 20, 2020
Chloroquine in Short Supply as Hospitals Buy in Bulk
Modern Healthcare | Orders of chloroquine spiked 3,000% in March, according to data from Premier.
March 20, 2020
Hospitals Stockpile Drug Trump Says Could Treat Covid-19
Bloomberg | Health authorities should provide clearer guidance about drugs’ usage for COVID-19, per Premier.
