to be rationed nor how long the shortage will exist, the wise practitioner should consider having perhaps a 6-month supply of each drug that is considered invaluable to his/her practice. A review of the year’s previous purchase records could be a reasonable guide to determine how many packages of each critical drug should be the 6-month minimum in stock before reordering. Drugs such as propofol, midazolam, ketamine, fentanyl, remifentanil, esmolol, ephedrine, epinephrine, phenylephrine, atropine, lidocaine, sevoflurane, dantrolene, and succinylcholine are fairly