Since the hurricane triggered flooding at the plant in late September, many hospitals nationwide have been rationing fluids.
List of drugs that "when medically needed in acute care must be available and used within hours or days of the need or the patient may suffer serious outcomes which may include disability or death." Check the dashboards for the most recent shortages, or at the complete PDF list, updated every week.
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The drug manufacturer said that demand for 100-milligram doses has been higher than anticipated.
The reasons for the shortages include an overreliance on offshore manufacturing, increased demand, and less manufacturing of generic drugs.
The country struggles with low DPT vaccination levels, especially in the outbreak area.
The countries had procured about 916,120 Paxlovid courses, compared with a minimum need for 9,135,953 courses.
The firms analyzed were Cipla, Hikma, Sun Pharma, Teva, and Viatris.
A pediatric hospital system wasted 58,607 antibiotic doses, including drugs in limited US supply.
The failure to follow good manufacturing practices leads to product defects, contamination, and other problems that put patients at risk.
Pfizer said it would continue to fill orders of products for which it has inventory at 100% of historical levels, although there may be local disruptions.
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Incentives for manufacturers and hospitals, and a buffer inventory, are needed, a new report says.
