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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (4503)	3/11/1999 2:05:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 9818

DRUG COMPANIES PREPARE FOR Y2K RUN ON MEDICINES WALL STREET JOURNAL - February 2, 1999 - By Elyse Tanouye - Staff Reporter Message 7622293 Will panicked patients attempt to hoard critical medicines out of fear that year 2000-related computer snafus could disrupt the drug pipeline? Pharmaceutical companies believe that is a real possibility, and they are in the early stages of mapping out ways to potentially ramp up production of drugs they think patients will rush to stockpile, and to help wholesalers deal with larger-than-normal amounts of inventory …. *What would a drug-company technology expert advise patients who depend on medicines?* Here's what Susan O'Day, VICE PRESIDENT of information services at BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB Co., says she would tell her own parents, who take various medications: "Make sure you have a reasonable amount on hand." WHERE DO MOST DRUGS COME FROM? senate.gov (See HEALTHCARE & INTERNATIONAL) - 80% of pharmaceutical ingredients come from abroad - 70% of insulin comes from abroad BUT CIA SEES Y2K PROBLEMS OVERSEAS February 24, 1999 - By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press Writer dailynews.yahoo.com WASHINGTON (AP) - The Year 2000 computer problem could cause serious disruptions abroad, including breakdowns in nuclear reactors and strategic missile systems, midwinter power outages and disruptions in world trade and oil shipments, a CIA official warned today ... it is evident that most countries ... are far behind the United States in preparing for the crisis ... The developing world faces the greatest threats of disruptions ... The United States is regarded as the world leader in fixing the Y2K problem, but the draft of a report being prepared by two senators who have been studying the issue, Sens. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, and Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said the consequences within the country should not be underestimated. During this year, they said in a letter to other senators, ''We will be confronted with one of the most serious and potentially devastating events this nation has ever encountered.''

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (4503)	3/11/1999 2:12:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Respond to of 9818

Y2K BUG HITS MEDICAL DEVICES CNN - January 12, 1999 (IDG) -- Health care providers are accusing medical device makers of leaving them in a potential lurch come year 2000 by failing to give them sufficient warning that their equipment could fail to function. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in the last days of 1998 that more than a dozen medical devices might not be able to accommodate the transition from Dec. 31, 1998, to Jan. 1, 1999. The devices include monitors, defibrillators and electrocardiogram recorders. cnn.com CLINICAL EQUIPMENT FAILS Y2K TESTS ... DESPITE VENDOR GUARANTEE OF COMPLIANCE ComputerWorld - February 4, 1999 year2000.co.nz Y2K has become literally a matter of life or death. "We've looked at six patient-controlled intravenous pumps and four weren't compliant," says Andre Snoxall, manager of information systems at Taranaki Healthcare. "Two of these would have allowed the patient to double-dose if one dose were applied before midnight and one after. The other two do the same, and then they stop working altogether." Alarmingly, Snoxall says they still have eight more pumps to check. "We expect half of them fail as well." But the most disturbing aspect of this discovery is that Snoxall has a written statement from the manufacturer assuring him of the devices' compliance. HOSPITAL SYSTEMS FAIL TEST FOR Y2K The Australian - January 6, 1999 theaustralian.com.au ALMOST a third of computer-related equipment in South Australian hospitals, including cardiac monitors and drug distribution systems, have failed the millennium bug test ... The potentially disastrous results have forced the State Government to boost funding by $19 million to combat the effect of the bug ...

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (4503)	3/11/1999 2:15:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Respond to of 9818

DEAR PHYSICIAN: I used to be a Y2K skeptic. In fact, when I first heard people use the term Y2K in reference to the computer problems expected at the turn of the century, I really didn't know what they were talking about. Like many, I believed all the hoopla and hand wringing was an overreaction, and things weren't going to be as bad as some experts predicted ... Today, however, I'm beginning to understand what healthcare and other industries may have to contend with ... Charles S. Lauer, Publisher MODERN PHYSICIAN Magazine modernphysician.com RX2000 SOLUTIONS INSTITUTE Healthcare's Year 2000 Information Clearinghouse - Non-Profit Member Supported Protect Lives, Protect Healthcare, Protect Yourself rx2000.org