Anticipate and manage drug shortages with greater control

Clear insight into the financial and workforce impact of shortages empowers organizations to prioritize response effectively. Our analytics reveal the true costs across clinical operations, enabling data-driven decisions that protect both patient care and organizational resources.

The Essential Medications List helps leaders identify and prioritize medications critical to continuity of care. This strategic framework ensures resources and attention focus on the drugs that matter most to patient outcomes, reducing reactive responses.

Private-label and dedicated inventory programs including Novaplus, Enhanced Supply, and Pharmacy Reserve expand access, transparency, and response options. These programs deliver reliable supply alternatives when traditional channels face disruption.

Partnerships with suppliers, wholesalers, and regulatory stakeholders create more sustainable shortage solutions. This collaborative ecosystem enables coordinated responses that extend beyond isolated organizational workarounds to strengthen systemwide resiliency.

As founder of the End Drug Shortages Alliance, Vizient drives industry collaboration toward long-term solutions. This advocacy leadership extends beyond organizational boundaries to address systemic shortage causes, creating lasting change across healthcare.

Our solutions are designed to help organizations maintain care delivery and respond effectively during disruptions. This practical readiness approach ensures your teams have the tools, guidance, and support needed to sustain patient care when shortages threaten continuity.

Shortages affect far more than supply. They increase medication error risk, strain workforce capacity and drive significant costs across the organization.

Analytics and KPIs help organizations understand the full impact of shortages across financial, operational, clinical and workforce dimensions.

Vizient supports supply resiliency through a coordinated set of programs. Novaplus provides private-label access to medications to help stabilize availability and cost. Novaplus Enhanced Supply (NES) program and Pharmacy Reserve work together to secure committed volume and dedicated inventory. This strengthens supply assurance during disruptions and protecting continuity of care.

Pharmacy Reserve provides up to six months of dedicated inventory, warehoused in the U.S. and accessible when shortages or disruptions occur.