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Pfizer Is Pulling Cisatracurium. Your OR Has Until Late June.

ICU Supply Chain

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May 28, 2026

Pfizer Is Pulling Cisatracurium. Your OR Has Until Late June.

Hospira's discontinuation of the most-used ICU paralytic leaves procurement teams with a narrow window and a constrained alternative market.

Alex Ndanga
Alex Ndanga
The Procurement Gap Costing Health Systems Millions Before Invoice

Purchase Orders

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May 26, 2026

The Procurement Gap Costing Health Systems Millions Before Invoice

Vizient's own data shows 39% of hospital purchase orders miss contract price before a single invoice is processed. The gap is inside your execution layer, and it compounds daily.

Alex Ndanga
Alex Ndanga
Carboplatin: 4 manufacturers in back order. Drug shortages are rising again.

Procurement

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May 21, 2026

Carboplatin: 4 manufacturers in back order. Drug shortages are rising again.

ASHP's Q1 2026 report recorded 223 active shortages, a second consecutive quarterly increase — and tariff-driven exits may not show up on the list until it's too late to source around them.

Alex Ndanga
Alex Ndanga
Lilly Warning Letters Put 340B Pricing Access at Risk

340B

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May 19, 2026

Lilly Warning Letters Put 340B Pricing Access at Risk

The rebate model is not dead. Here is what your compliance team needs to do this week.

Alex Ndanga
Alex Ndanga

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