# VA - 20-03326-124 - 2
> **Closed** recommendation · 2021-06-09
**Report:** Use and Oversight of the Emergency Caches Were Limited during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/28886))
**OIG report number:** 20-03326-124
**Recommendation number:** 2
## Text
The OIG recommended that the under secretary for health establish minimum time frames, for example by assessing Emergency Pharmacy Service’s data on the typical length of time it takes to replenish emergency cache inventory items, by which the Emergency Pharmacy Service initiates resupply orders to make sure caches are fully stocked with unexpired inventory.
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*Source: oversight.gov · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*