From an unusual number of submissions of low-quality COVID-19 tests to limits at U.S. laboratories, the FDA faced multiple barriers in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, an HHS report found.
Category: Supply Chain
Supply chain, staffing becoming ‘challenging beyond words,’ administrator says
For many ASCs, including Wilmington (N.C.) Surgcare, staffing and supply chain issues have plagued operations since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supply disruptions from Hurricane Fiona will be minimal, experts say
Drug and medical devicemakers with operations in Puerto Rico are cautiously optimistic that Hurricane Fiona will cause few ripples across the medical supply chain.
New York spent $250M on unused ventilators, X-ray machines amid COVID-19
When health systems and public health departments were scrambling to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, New York bought ventilators and X-ray machines for more than a quarter of a billion dollars. The products were never used and are sitti…
Moderna is behind on supply for omicron booster
Pharmacies and hospitals across the country are running out of Moderna’s tweaked vaccine booster, but the vaccine-maker said it expects supply to return to normal levels in a few days.
Texas Medical Center to build biomanufacturing center for medical supplies, drugs
Houston-based Texas Medical Center on Sept. 20 unveiled plans to build a biomanufacturing center called the TMC BioPort. It will focus on manufacturing and distributing medical supplies, therapies and pharmaceuticals.
A worsening nurse shortage, 124 unavailable drugs and more supply chain updates
Here are nine supply chain updates for ASC leaders to know that Becker’s has reported since Sept. 14:
GSK aims to cut carbon emissions from its supply chain
Pharmaceutical company GSK launched a sustainable procurement program Sept. 20 in its efforts to reach net-zero impact on the climate. A big chunk of GSK’s carbon emissions, 40 percent, comes from its supply chain, the company said in a news release.&n…
Mölnlycke opens $49.8M surgical gloves facility
Medical device company Mölnlycke has opened a $49.8 million factory in Malaysia to increase production of surgical gloves.
More Adderall generics on back order: 3 shortage updates
A growing list of drugmakers are reporting back orders for Adderall and its generics in a shortage that’s been slowly worsening since August.
