Here’s what the FDA is doing about IV fluid shortages following hurricanes Maria, Irma

Nine weeks after hurricanes Maria and Irma brought devastation to Puerto Rico, FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb says hospitals across the U.S. are reporting shortages of IV fluids – medical products that are often sourced from Puerto Rico.

Hospitals are specifically noting that 0.9% injection bags of saline, used to inject drugs intravenously, are of short supply. Gottlieb said in a prepared statement that despite the agency’s best efforts, the damage to Puerto Rico’s infrastructure has “greatly exacerbated this supply issue.”

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