A critical antibiotic goes on backorder. Your phone starts ringing. You're scrambling between wholesalers while patients wait anxiously. This operational chaos is a massive revenue and reputational risk. AI automation can turn this 48-hour crisis into a managed workflow, preserving care and your bottom line. The Framework: From Alert to Resolution The core principle is treating a shortage not as a single problem, but as a parallel-process workflow. AI acts as your command center, orchestrating clinical, operational, and relational tasks simultaneously instead of sequentially. The Orchestrator: Your Pharmacy Management System Modern pharmacy platforms can integrate AI agents to automate the heavy lifting. For example, a system alert for amoxicillin-clavulanate can trigger an automated Impact Analysis , instantly identifying all active prescriptions and affected patients, like "John Smith, DOB 05/15/1978" for sinusitis. This creates your initial action list in seconds, not hours.…