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Pharmacist team's response to Hurricane Katrina is presented

Published in Pharma Law Weekly, September 12th, 2006

Investigators present a Public Health Service pharmacist team's response to Hurricane Katrina in a recent issue of the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy.

According to that report, "The challenges and victories that a team of Public Health Service (PHS) pharmacists experienced in establishing pharmacy operations at a federal medical station and conducting outreach missions are described."

"The Gulf coast of Mississippi and southeast Louisiana were struck on August 29, 2005, by Hurricane Katrina, which caused widespread infrastructure damage, flooding, and loss of life," said Lydia Velazquez at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and...

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