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FDA says IV fluid shortage from hurricane is over
The nationwide shortage of critical intravenous saline fluid triggered by Hurricane Helene is over, though some other injectable solutions remain in shortage almost a year after the storm, the Food ...
Sudden shortage of IV fluid refocused attention on importance and proper use
After Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina plant that supplies much of the IV fluid hospitals depend upon, MUSC ...
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How Nashville hospitals are handling IV, dialysis fluid shortage after Hurricane Helene
Hospitals across the country are conserving crucial fluids after a North Carolina supplier's operations were hampered after Hurricane Helene's floods swept through the area. Baxter International ...
Becker's Hospital Review
FDA declares end to national IV fluid injection shortage
The FDA confirmed the nationwide shortage of sodium chloride 0.9% injection, or IV saline, has officially ended. The IV saline shortage, which has affected hospitals and clinics across the country, is ...
KCRW
Shortage of IV fluids leads to canceled surgeries
A shortages of IV fluids has led to postponed and canceled surgeries at hospitals across the country.Photo by Jae C. Hong - AP Surgery was Katie Adase's best chance at finally getting a diagnosis for ...
The Hill
FDA says IV saline shortage is over
A longtime shortage of a type of sterile intravenous saline is now resolved, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. According to the FDA, sodium chloride 0.9% injection products have been ...
Becker's Hospital Review
Hospitals strive for long-term fix to drug shortages
Drug shortages have plagued health systems nationwide for decades. When hospitals run short on critical medications — from common cancer treatments to basic IV fluids — pharmacists are forced to ...
AOL
US FDA says country's IV, injectable saline shortage is resolved
(Reuters) -A shortage of intravenous and injectable saline solutions in the United States has now been resolved, U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner Martin Makary said on Friday. A shortage ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
IV fluid shortage forces Missouri hospitals to conserve, delay surgeries
This Aug. 8, 2020, photo shows a sealed bag that contains a saline IV solution at a hospital in Portland, Oregon. ST. LOUIS — Hospital systems in the St. Louis area are taking measures to conserve ...
FOX40 News
2025 Drug Shortage Guardian Award Honors Federal Heroes Who Saved Lives During IV Fluid Crisis
The Drug Shortage Guardian Award is presented annually to individuals and organizations demonstrating outstanding, patient-centered leadership during a crisis in essential medicine supply. In fall ...
Medscape
Flu Intensity, IV Bag Shortage Have Hospitals Scrambling
The combination of a severe flu season and reduced supplies of intravenous (IV) fluid bags after Hurricane Maria devastated manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico has hospital teams strategizing on ...
Yahoo
US FDA says country's IV, injectable saline shortage is resolved
U.S. President Trump and U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy attend a press conference, in Washington (Reuters) -A shortage of intravenous and injectable saline solutions in the ...