Supply Chain

Acon Laboratories has recalled unauthorized and misbranded counterfeit COVID-19 at-home testing kits. 

The FDA on March 10 issued a notification order to Philips Respironics requiring the company to notify all customers of the company’s June 14 recall of certain Philips Respironics ventilators. 

Some patient advocacy groups are voicing concerns that a federal policy blocking Mexican nationals from entering the U.S. to donate plasma could cause shortages of critical drugs used to treat neurological and autoimmune diseases, The Wall Street Journal reported March…

Columbus, Ohio-based American Nitrile will receive $105 million in debt financing to aid in the completion of a new glove manufacturing plant in Grove City, the Columbus Dispatch reported March 9.

Ten health systems have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week: 

Fast Company on March 8 released its 2022 list of "Most Innovative Medical Device Companies."

U.S. healthcare organizations could see a rise in prices for some medical supplies as a result of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, as some common raw materials come from the region. 

Tennessee Technical Coatings Corp. recalled all lots of its hand sanitizer March 8 after an FDA analysis found methanol in the product.

A second round of free at-home COVID-19 tests from the U.S. government are now available, President Joe Biden said March 7. 

Walgreens, Labcorp and HHS are offering free, nationwide access to COVID-19 at-home PCR test collection kits through the pharmacy's website.