FDA Focusing On Drug Shortage Risks From Puerto Rico Hurricane

FDA has identified more than 40 high-priority drug products from at least five companies and is offering assistance to resume operations, including 'coordinating transport of certain critical drugs out of Puerto Rico.'

Federal delegation arrives in Puerto Rico
Federal delegation arrives in Puerto Rico

The sun had not yet risen on the ninth day after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico and took out the island's electrical grid when FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb boarded an Air Force jet at Andrews Air Force Base as part of a delegation of high-level federal officials.

The delegation headed by Elaine Duke, the acting Homeland Security secretary, would reconnoiter the island with Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo...

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