IV Bag Supply Drained
Heard a brief snippet on the radio about a shortage of IV bags.
And yeah, I guess it's getting to be a real issue, especially with flu running rampant across the nation these days.
Drugmakers including Baxter have been scrambling to meet demand for essential hospital products including IV saline and smaller IV bags, which have been disrupted by prolonged power outages in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria pummeled the Caribbean island on Sept. 20.
Both of Baxter’s two plants in Puerto Rico that make small IV bags - used to mix and deliver a host of medicines to hospital patients - are now connected to the commercial electric grid, the company said.
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Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
