The ACR is aware of the shortage of intravenous saline solutions produced in Puerto Rico that is beginning to emerge across the U.S. and in rheumatology practices. In September, Hurricanes Irma and Maria wreaked havoc on the island, wiping out the island’s power grid and greatly hindering saline solution production. Puerto Rico produces about 10%…
FDA Teams with Medical Companies in Puerto Rico to Tackle Shortages
(Reuters)—The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the agency was working with several pharmaceutical and medical device companies in Puerto Rico to prevent shortages of medical products in the U.S. as it joins a massive effort to help rebuild the island that was ravaged by Hurricane Maria.1 Drugmakers are working to get…