U.S. hospital drug supplies may be strained further after a tornado ripped open the roof of a Pfizer factory this week.
The Pfizer facility is seen on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, following a tornado that heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in Rocky Mount, N.C.
The plant makes drugs for anesthesia, medicines that treat infections and drugs needed for surgeries. The latter are used in surgeries or intensive care units for patients who are placed on ventilators, said Mike Ganio, who studies drug shortages at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.Pfizer bought the eastern North Carolina factory in 2015 as part of its acquisition of the drugmaker Hospira.
The specifics of which drugs might be involved in a shortage and how long that shortage will go aren't clear. Hospitals also may switch to different forms of a drug by giving a patient an antibiotic pill instead of an IV if that person can handle it. If a larger vial size of a drug is more readily available, they may order that and then fill several syringes with smaller doses ready for use.Yes, it's been happening for years. But recently, hospitals have been dealing with shortages for things likeThe impact of drug shortages isn't limited to hospitals.
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