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wishstar

(5,264 posts)
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 06:36 AM Feb 2020

FDA reports 1st drug shortage due to novel coronavirus outbreak

Source: ABC News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it's been alerted to the first manufacturing shortage of an unnamed drug, due to a viral coronavirus outbreak that began in China and has now reached American soil.

FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said the agency has been "closely monitoring" the medical product supply chain "with the expectation" that the outbreak of the novel coronavirus would "likely" have an impact.

"A manufacturer has alerted us to a shortage of a human drug that was recently added to the drug shortages list," Hahn said in a statement Thursday night. "The manufacturer just notified us that this shortage is related to a site affected by coronavirus. The shortage is due to an issue with manufacturing of an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in the drug."

"It is important to note that there are other alternatives that can be used by patients," he added. "We are working with the manufacturer as well as other manufacturers to mitigate the shortage. We will do everything possible to mitigate the shortage

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OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
1. Please edit your Thread Title _ OOPS already done - Thanks!
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 06:39 AM
Feb 2020

Edit to: FDA reports 1st drug shortage due to novel coronavirus outbreak

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EarthFirst

(2,857 posts)
4. ...at this point; any communications or actions by this administration are suspect...
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 07:38 AM
Feb 2020

There is absolutely ZERO reason to believe that we can trust the public health emergency response to COVID-19 in the United States.

We’re on our own...

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
3. name of drug and the manufacturer withheld not to safeguard the public from panic, more likely to
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 07:37 AM
Feb 2020

safeguard the company's stock price

cstanleytech

(26,026 posts)
6. I doubt the stock price had anything to do with it rather if it's a well-used drug
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 10:00 AM
Feb 2020

such as as specific brand of insulin then causing a panic serves no purpose.

luxmatic

(31 posts)
7. Don't panic. Yet.
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 11:26 AM
Feb 2020

As someone who uses a specific brand of insulin, while other brands cause infusion site issues, I reserve the right to panic. No reason for that yet, though.

At the higher level, I’ve been predicting for years that it wouldn’t take much to disrupt our global supply chain. Not pleased to discover I’m right.

cstanleytech

(26,026 posts)
8. I to use a Fiasp in my Tslim x2 but I had the wisdom to have my endo
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 12:59 PM
Feb 2020

write the prescription for about 1 more vial a month than I use so I probably have enough to last me an extra one to two months.
About the only sticking point would be the cartridges and infusion kits but worse case there is i have to go back to injections.

Apollo Zeus

(251 posts)
11. or to prevent hoarding and panic
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 03:40 PM
Feb 2020

Lots of insulin is now made in Puerto Rico and is not a medicine that has impact on viral infections so hopefully any shortage is unlikely.

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
12. hsard to hoard a script as refills are monitored, any way it is what it is
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 03:45 PM
Feb 2020

and shows the vulnerability we have with "globalization"

captain queeg

(10,019 posts)
5. Looking at worldometers this morning
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 09:17 AM
Feb 2020

I see the various countries latest responses. Of course the US’s response is the establishment of a dept of propaganda; Pense to control info. Sounds about like what you’d expect.

ThingsGottaChange

(1,200 posts)
9. All those generics made in those countries!
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 02:30 PM
Feb 2020

I fear the impact of contaminated drugs is going to be horrific. I've looked up many generic drug companies, on FDA, in Asian countries and have been appalled at the number of companies that have been given warnings by the FDA for unsanitary manufacturing conditions. This was all before the coronavirus ever started. There were some generics that I would not even take because of these warnings. Very little oversight at those places. Think of how many generics from possible unsafe companies are coming into the US and being taken by millions of us. Oh, this scares the hell out of me.

Midnight Writer

(21,469 posts)
14. When demand outstrips supply, The Invisible Hand of the Free Market raises prices.
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 04:30 PM
Feb 2020

We are being primed for some good old capitalist price gouging.

The very rich will get the first vaccines and best treatment.

The rest of us will get face masks made in China.

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