What were the specific lessons from Hurricane Katrina that inspired the creation of Rx Response?
Following Hurricane Katrina, there was no single point of contact for emergency managers and relief agencies to contact the biopharmaceutical supply system. As a result, efforts to deliver donated supplies and other material were disjointed and in many cases, pharmaceutical companies received multiple requests for the same products or materials. Another example of insufficient coordination in the aftermath of Katrina was the inability of supply trucks bringing donated materials to get through security check points. In these cases, there was no system to contact security personnel to alert them that relief supplies would be passing through check points. Rx Response now provides a means to potentially resolve issues related to transportation and credentialing, which arise during a response to a public health incident.
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