• RSV drug supply woes prompt White House team to meet with suppliers

    The White House is pressing suppliers to meet the demand "with a sense of urgency" after drugmakers underestimated the demand for Beyfortus, the first respiratory syncytial virus drug for children.
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  • 130K insulin infusion sets recalled

    Unomedical A/S, a maker of single-use medical devices, is pulling about 130,000 insulin infusion products from the market because it might detach mid-infusion, according to the FDA. 
  • Novartis recalls organ rejection drug

    Novartis recalled two lots of its organ rejection drug Sandimmune because crystallization was discovered in some bottles, the FDA said Nov. 27. 
  • Biden to use Cold War-era policy to boost medical supply chain

    The Biden administration announced Nov. 27 that it plans to broaden the capabilities of the HHS to allow it to make further investments in domestic production of critical medicines and medical supplies. 
  • 51 complaints, 1 death reported with B Braun pump issue

    B. Braun Medical is warning customers of an issue with about 10,000 pumps after receiving 51 complaints and reports of one injury and one death. 
  • Tufts Medicine expands Premier partnership

    Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine signed a contract with Premier to extend its supply chain partnership over the next 10 years, Premier said in a Nov. 15 news release.  
  • FDA Commissioner maps out new medical supply chain tactics

    After months of navigating nationwide shortages of drugs and medical supplies, Robert Califf, MD, the 25th commissioner of the FDA, addressed these issues and outlined the role the agency is taking to address them.
  • Fresenius Medical Care recalls 12M syringes

    Fresenius Medical Care is increasing its Class I recall of syringes from about 370,000 to more than 12 million, the FDA said Nov. 15.
  • Cardinal Health issues warning for 32M syringes

    Cardinal Health is warning customers of more than 32 million syringes because they have different dimensions than older brands, resulting in compatibility issues with syringe pumps, the FDA said Nov. 14. 
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific to close Alabama plant, lay off 97 workers

    Biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific will be closing its plant in Auburn, Ala., and laying off 97 employees, ABC affiliate WTVM reported Nov. 14. 
  • 2nd medical device company warns about stolen laryngoscopes

    Laryngoscopes have been stolen from two medical supply companies, Medtronic and Covidien, spurring a recall of more than 5,000 illegally sold, defective devices.
  • CHI nurses: Critical care supply carts need leadership's help

    Nurses at a CHI Health hospital in North Dakota are calling on executives to stock emergency crash carts, which they say has been a monthslong issue, according to a letter published Nov. 13 in The Bismarck Tribune. 
  • To reduce recall stress in hospitals, 2 healthcare companies partner

    Hospitals that use the SxanPro app to monitor their medical device inventories will now receive a personalized report each month for recalled products sitting on their shelves. 
  • Bring the medical supply chain onshore, lawmakers say

    Two legislators in charge of influential House committees are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to rapidly onshore medical supply manufacturing and end its dependence on China, CNN first reported Nov. 8. 
  • Mayo Clinic, Cardinal Health create 1st surgical gown with pockets

    Cardinal Health now sells the nation's first surgical gown with chest pockets designed to hold a surgical instrument in operating rooms, which the medical supply company invented with physicians at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic.
  • FDA warns clinicians of recalled saline

    The FDA is alerting healthcare providers to not use saline and sterile water products made by Nurse Assist after the Texas-based company recalled more than 70 solutions distributed by companies including Cardinal Health and McKesson.  
  • Medline, Utah system enter exclusive partnership

    Medline and Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health clinched a yearslong, exclusive partnership deal. 
  • Mislabeling spurs recall of catheters

    A label issue for 1,905 catheter kits is prompting a recall as the device's maker, Teleflex, and its subsidiary Arrow International, report 16 incidents related to the mislabeling. 
  • B Braun recalls 290K drug delivery products

    B. Braun Medical, a Pennsylvania-based medical devicemaker, is recalling nearly 290,000 drug delivery products, according to a Nov. 3 post from the FDA. 
  • What will it take to make more PPE in the US?

    A southern Virginia factory, which is the only facility in the U.S. that is equipped to make medical-grade synthetic rubber for exam gloves, isn't actually making any at all.

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