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