title: Empty shelves, full of frustration: consequences of drug shortages and the need for action.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, Illinois; ; Department of Pharmacy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois;
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois;
authors.forename: Despina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kotis
authors.affiliation: MedAssets, Inc, Alpharetta, Georgia;
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.affiliation: MedAssets, Inc, Alpharetta, Georgia;
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.affiliation: Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, Illinois. Corresponding author: Milena McLaughlin, PharmD, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515; phone: 630-515-6275; fax: 630-515-6958; e-mail: milgriff@nmh.org.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fennessy
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois;
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Postelnick
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, Illinois; ; Department of Pharmacy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois;
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scheetz