Puerto Rico's disaster is about to hit the rest of the U.S. because

[pnwmom]

10% of U.S. medications are manufactured in Puerto Rico.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-healthcare-gottlieb-puertorico/pharmas-puerto-rico-problems-could-mean-drug-shortages-fda-chief-idUSKBN1CF2RJ

Asked when U.S. hospitals and pharmacies might see shortages as a result, he said: “You might see some in the next two or three weeks if there’s going to be additional shortages coming out of this situation.”

The FDA has warned of 40 drugs made in Puerto Rico that could face shortages, including treatments for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and HIV, but has not named specific medicines.

Most major drug companies have manufacturing facilities on the island, including Merck & Co, Johnson and Johnson, Amgen Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Eli Lilly and Co, Pfizer Inc, AstraZeneca and GSK

The FDA leader said he wants drugmakers to provide the public with more information about the extent of the problems they are facing. He said the plants were all relying on backup generators for electricity, some of which were not designed to operate for sustained periods of time.

SNIP

[mountain grammy]

1. Better make sure donnie gets his meds.

[sheshe2]

2. One more thing the fool and his staff are to ignorant to be informed about.

They are all fugging deaf dumb and blind.

[sawasigndc]

3. Worse - they're destroying the gov't as GOP billionaires want

Look at the judicial appointments.
Look at the fake healthcare bill which was really a tax cut.
Look at the coming tax cut bill.
All the President and GOP want is to destroy the government. It's not neglect. It's sabotage.

[sheshe2]

4. correct.

Welcome to DU, sawasigndc.

[sawasigndc]

5. Ugggh about the GOP

thanks for the wlecome

[Marie Marie]

6. Well then, sounds like a great reason (excuse)

to raise the prices on pharmaceuticals - if you can even get them. Meanwhile, Trump is too busy golfing and tweeting about kneeling, fake news, and the great job he is doing for Puerto Rico.