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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 ...
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 ...
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FDA declares IV saline shortage over
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary has announced that the IV fluid shortage for sodium chloride 0.9% injection products is now over after nearly a year of disruption.
Post and Courier
Sudden shortage of IV fluid refocused attention on importance and proper use
Hurricane Helene left a trail of devastation and destruction last year, dumping 40 trillion gallons of water on the Southeast. It leveled houses, sent trees crashing and left millions without power.
Becker's Hospital Review
Solutions for Life, a new $1 billion investment in IV fluid production, aims to help end America’s IV fluid shortages for good
IV fluids are the very lifeblood of American healthcare—helping doctors and nurses hydrate their patients, administer drugs, and even replace lost blood volume. These fluids are fundamental to patient ...
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 ...
inforum
North Dakota health facilities dealing with shortage of IV medicine supply
DICKINSON, N.D. - Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico earlier this year, has disrupted work in the country's factories that make critical drugs and medical supplies, causing a shortage of ...
Herald & Review
IV bag shortage has hospitals scrambling to treat flu
TRENTON, N.J. — An ongoing shortage of fluids used to deliver medicine and treat dehydrated patients has hospital workers scrambling in the midst of a nasty flu season and supplies from factories in ...
WTVD
4 more flu deaths reported; hospitals face IV bag shortages
WAKE COUNTY, NC (WTVD) -- The flu epidemic is growing in North Carolina, with 26 deaths now linked to the virus after four more deaths were reported last week. Two of those deaths are in the Triangle.
Healthcare Finance News
Hospitals deal with IV supply shortage
Back in January, U.S. hospitals began to experience a serious shortage of intravenous saline solutions, caused mainly by a spike in demand during the beginning of the 2013 flu season. Fast forward to ...
Time
Hospitals Struggle With IV Saline Shortage
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned hospitals and health care workers of a national shortage of intravenous (IV) saline solution, and urged doctors to conserve existing supplies. The ...