FDA’s Gottlieb updates on IV bag shortages after Hurricane Maria

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FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb expects that the shortage of IV fluids caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico will improve in the coming weeks and months, according to a statement issued by the agency yesterday.

The regulatory chief said that the FDA is working with manufacturers like Baxter (NYSE:BAX) and B. Braun to import products from foreign facilities into the U.S., as well as helping to get their Puerto Rico-based facilities operating at full capacity.

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