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Cardiovascular drug shortages in Lebanon: a broken heart

For nearly 3 years now, Lebanon has been assailed by compounded crises. With the economic instability, the coronavirus pandemic, and the explosion of the Beirut Port on August 4, 2020; the fragile Lebanese healthcare system has found itself at massive risk of a catastrophic public health crisis seco...

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Autores principales: Khattar, Georges, Hallit, Jennifer, El Chamieh, Carolla, Bou Sanayeh, Elie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8996493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35403980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13561-022-00369-9
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Sumario:For nearly 3 years now, Lebanon has been assailed by compounded crises. With the economic instability, the coronavirus pandemic, and the explosion of the Beirut Port on August 4, 2020; the fragile Lebanese healthcare system has found itself at massive risk of a catastrophic public health crisis secondary to cardiovascular drug shortages. The time has come for public health authorities to find urgent solutions for this national trajedy that is projected to last for years.