Rx Response

Rx Response

Helping to Ensure That No One Goes Without Medicine During a Disaster

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Pharmacy Participation

Rx Open helps patients get access to medicine in an emergency by mapping the location of open and closed pharmacies in a major disaster-stricken area on the www.RxOpen.org and rxresponse.cdmail.biz websites. This first-of-its kind reporting tool is a free service...

Welcome to the new Rx Response Website and Blog!

Erin Mullen Dr. Erin Mullen is the Director of the Rx Response program. She is a pharmacist, emergency manager, and disaster responder.   Welcome to...
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Welcome to the New Rx Response InfoCenter

Jodi Meier Jodi Meier is the Membership Development Manager and Consultant to the Rx Response Program. She manages the program's recruitment and engagement efforts and...
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Unpredictable Weather and Predictable Obstacles

Erin Mullen Dr. Erin Mullen is the Director of Programming for Rx Response. She is a pharmacist, emergency manager, and disaster responder.   It seems...
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The National Hurricane Conference – Dialogue and Lessons Learned

Erin Mullen Dr. Erin Mullen is the Director of the Rx Response program. She is also a disaster responder, serving as a member of the...
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A Review of State Emergency Prescription Refill Protocols

  Jane Kim Jane Kim is a fourth year student pharmacist at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She did an internship with Rx...
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Power Outages and Medication Integrity

Kerri-Lynn Conrad, PharmD Candidate Kerri-Lynn is a fourth year student pharmacist at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She conducted this research while completing...
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Rx Response ‘2.0’: A New Focus, New Talent, and New Look

Emily Lord Emily Lord is the Executive Director of Rx Response. She provides strategic guidance and oversight to programs that build community health resilience in...
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Reactive to Proactive – Building Community Health Resilience

Emily Lord Emily Lord is the Executive Director for Rx Response Program. She directs non-emergency program activities and leads the program’s support team when responding...
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Rx Response Mission

Rx Response has a simple mission: to help ensure the uninterrupted flow of medicine to those who need it during disasters that impact public health. As a proven partner to the public, private, and non-profit sectors, Rx Response works year-round to support a resilient bio-pharmaceutical supply chain before, during, and after disasters.

Rx Response provides fast, efficient and reliable communication, information, and problem solving for:

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

  • Manufacturers of Drugs and Biologicals
  • Biotechnology Companies
  • Distributors
  • Pharmacies
  • Trade Associations

State and Federal Government Agencies

  • Public Health
  • Emergency Management
  • Homeland Security

Nonprofits including the American Red Cross

Learn more about how Rx Response serves its members during and outside of emergencies

Need to locate the closest open pharmacy during an emergency?

When activated during an emergency, the Rx Open tool helps to connect individuals with open pharmacies within an affected disaster area.