Medical manufacturing facilities in Puerto Rico continue to struggle after Hurricane Maria tore through the island in September and knocked out the power grid, according to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD.
Shortages of medical products such as IV saline and amino acids for injection, both manufactured on the island by Baxter, were exacerbated by the hurricane, Gottlieb said in a statement, but the FDA is working with manufacturing companies on the island to rectify the situation.
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