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Drug recall pharmacy substitution plan

Use when a hospital pharmacy buyer or pharmacy operations manager learns of a drug recall. Identifies the recalled lots and every affected NDC, checks whether therapeutic alternatives are themselves in shortage in the US and EU, reads the alternative's label for dosing differences, and drafts a substitution and communication plan for nursing and prescribers.

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# Drug recall pharmacy substitution plan

For one recall notice or one product name. The trap is switching to an alternative that is already short; check that before anything goes to the floor.

## 1. What is recalled

1. Search @[FDA · Drug recalls](alexandria:fda-gov/records/drug_recalls) (query = product or firm). Keep recall number, classification, reason, lots and distribution.
2. Resolve every presentation with @[FDA · Drug ndc](alexandria:fda-gov/records/drug_ndc) (query = generic name and labeler). Carry the NDC list to match against the formulary and cabinets.

## 2. Are the alternatives available

3. For each therapeutic alternative the user names, check @[FDA · Drug shortages](alexandria:fda-gov/records/drug_shortages) (query = generic name): status and presentations affected.
4. Check the EU picture with @[EMA · Shortages](alexandria:ema-europa-eu/records/shortages) (query = INN). A shortage there often precedes US supply pressure for shared manufacturers.

## 3. Switching safely

5. Read the alternative's label with @[FDA · Drug labels](alexandria:fda-gov/records/drug_labels): dosing, renal adjustment, boxed warnings and compatibility notes that change nursing practice.

## Write the plan

- **Recall summary:** class, reason, lots, NDCs to quarantine.
- **Substitution table:** alternative, shortage status US and EU, key dosing differences, preferred order.
- **Communication:** short notes for nursing, prescribers and the P&T chair.
- **Sources:** recall numbers, NDCs, shortage record ids, label set ids. Say what could not be found and when to recheck shortage status.

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