The leading tactics to combat supply chain disruptions are confirming vendor-approved product alternatives and stockpiling, according to a Kaufman Hall report published Oct. 24.
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The CDC is urging clinicians to prioritize 100 milligram doses of a new respiratory syncytial virus drug for infants at highest risk of severe disease amid limited supply.
Demand for the first FDA-approved respiratory syncytial virus drug for children is surpassing what the drugmaker expected, and the CDC has paused orders.
The FDA classified about 1,460 Hamilton Medical ventilators in a Class I recall, part of a voluntary correction, because electrolyte fluid might leak onto the device's control board.
Medline penned a deal to be the primary supplier of lab equipment for St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, which is based in Savannah, Ga.
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Cardinal Health, one of the largest medical device distributors in the U.S., plans to cut some operations and lay off 24 workers in Nebraska, according to WARN notices.
Savannah, Ga.-based St. Joseph's/Candler Health System has tapped Medline as its primary laboratory supplier.
The FDA sent a warning letter to Abiomed, Johnson & Johnson's heart device company, for marketing the Impella Connect app without premarket approval.
Cardinal Health is recalling more than 3.9 million units of syringes because of a compatibility issue.
Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System is latching onto Medline after working with another medical supplier for the past five years.