Becker's Hospital Review
FDA declares end to national IV fluid injection shortage
The FDA confirmed the nationwide shortage of sodium chloride 0.9% injection, or IV saline, has officially ended. The IV saline shortage, which has affected hospitals and clinics across the country, is ...
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Shortage of IV fluids leads to canceled surgeries
A shortages of IV fluids has led to postponed and canceled surgeries at hospitals across the country.Photo by Jae C. Hong - AP Surgery was Katie Adase's best chance at finally getting a diagnosis for ...
Sudden shortage of IV fluid refocused attention on importance and proper use
After Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina plant that supplies much of the IV fluid hospitals depend upon, MUSC found it could get by with less.
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FDA declares IV saline shortage over
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary has announced that the IV fluid shortage for sodium chloride 0.9% injection products is now over after nearly a year of disruption.
Becker's Hospital Review
Hospitals strive for long-term fix to drug shortages
Drug shortages have plagued health systems nationwide for decades. When hospitals run short on critical medications — from common cancer treatments to basic IV fluids — pharmacists are forced to ...
AOL
US FDA says country's IV, injectable saline shortage is resolved
(Reuters) -A shortage of intravenous and injectable saline solutions in the United States has now been resolved, U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner Martin Makary said on Friday. A shortage ...
FOX40 News
2025 Drug Shortage Guardian Award Honors Federal Heroes Who Saved Lives During IV Fluid Crisis
The Drug Shortage Guardian Award is presented annually to individuals and organizations demonstrating outstanding, patient-centered leadership during a crisis in essential medicine supply. In fall ...
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From shortage to success: How MUSC anesthesia team navigated IV fluid crisis
Carlee A. Clark, M.D., lead author of the MUSC study, and her team reduced IV fluid use by 60% before and after surgery immediately after the shortage began. Patients continued with their own oral ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
IV fluid shortage forces Missouri hospitals to conserve, delay surgeries
This Aug. 8, 2020, photo shows a sealed bag that contains a saline IV solution at a hospital in Portland, Oregon. ST. LOUIS — Hospital systems in the St. Louis area are taking measures to conserve ...
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US FDA says country's IV, injectable saline shortage is resolved
U.S. President Trump and U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy attend a press conference, in Washington (Reuters) -A shortage of intravenous and injectable saline solutions in the ...
The Hill
FDA says IV saline shortage is over
A longtime shortage of a type of sterile intravenous saline is now resolved, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. According to the FDA, sodium chloride 0.9% injection products have been ...