When Hurricane Milton barreled through the Gulf of Mexico with a ferocity that brought one Florida-based meteorologist to tears, Beth Gore’s biggest worry wasn’t ...

Earlier this month, as Hurricane Milton barreled through the Gulf of Mexico with a ferocity that brought one Florida-based ...

And several concentrations of dextrose, a sugar solution used to ... As is often the case with drug shortages, it comes down to money, and IV fluids don’t bring in much of it for manufacturers ...

Damage from Hurricane Helene caused a production halt at the largest manufacturer of IV fluid and intravenous solutions in the U.S. Now hospitals and government agencies are scrambling to cope with ...

The U.S. supply of IV fluids, or intravenous fluids ... shortages the FDA is attributing to the Baxter plant damage: Dextrose 70% IV solution, Lactated Ringers IV solution and Peritoneal Dialysis ...

There are three specific shortages the FDA is attributing to the Baxter plant damage: Dextrose 70% IV solution ... and other manufacturers to bolster IV fluids supply and mitigate the impact ...

The IV fluids in short supply include saline, electrolytes and dextrose. They are among the most common treatments hospitals give patients during surgeries, in intensive care, and in the emergency ...

the U.S. was already experiencing shortages of IV fluids, according to the FDA. Saline solution has been in short supply since 2018, sterile water since 2021, and dextrose solution since early 2022.

The reduction in available IV fluids is “having a significant impact ... In addition, it’s increasing high-concentration dextrose and sterile water for injection allocations, with additional ...

On Friday, the FDA announced a shortage of 70% Dextrose, Lactated Ringers IV ... One of the largest suppliers of IV fluids, the plant produces saline, sterile water for injection and other ...

dextrose, and lactated ringers. It also produces peritoneal dialysis solutions. Now that supply source is largely shut down. IV fluids are used in dozens of health care applications every day ...