This post is an update to one posted about a month ago suggesting that the spread of the Coronavirus might impact the supply chain for some prescription meds.
Here is yesterday's (02/28/2020) FDA update on the current/possible impacts to the medical products supply chain by the Coronavirus. For those on prescription drugs, it might be good to monitor the FDA press releases and also to top-off all your current prescriptions. (Maybe even seeing if the prescribing MDs will increase script quantities; i.e., better to have too many now than not enough later.)
From the FDA press release:
"Since January 24, the FDA has been in touch with more than 180 manufacturers of human drugs, not only to remind them of applicable legal requirements for notifying the FDA of any anticipated supply disruptions, but also asking them to evaluate their entire supply chain, including active pharmaceutical ingredients (the main ingredient in the drug and part that produces the intended effects, e.g., acetaminophen) and other components manufactured in China.
Also, as part of our efforts, the FDA has identified about 20 other drugs, which solely source their active pharmaceutical ingredients or finished drug products from China. We have been in contact with those firms to assess whether they face any drug shortage risks due to the outbreak. None of these firms have reported any shortage to date. Also, these drugs are considered non-critical drugs.
We will remain in contact with manufacturers so that we can continue to assist them with any potential issues in the fastest way."
We must monitor and see how this all plays out...I agree with stocking up as there is the potential for a decrease in availability of medications... keeping the eye on the ball, K9 Terror....Good work...
For those that want to more fully understand the potential impacts to phama drug pipelines, please go back and read the earlier post linked below. This sentence from that post pretty well sums up the magnitude of the problem created by a potential disruption in Chinese supply of essential ingredients:
"Roughly 80% of active ingredients used by commercial sources to produce finished medicines come from China, Christopher Priest, deputy assistant director at the U.S. Defense Health Agency, said in testimony given last July to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission."
The earlier FPC post is here:
‘The time to worry is now’: The coronavirus in China could threaten pharma’s ingredient sourcing - STAT - January 27, 2020
We have over 300 cases in the US and in DC, they lost over 10 million dollars in revenue from 20,000 cancelled hotel rooms as a result of 2 huge conferences cancelling this week because of Corona virus...Who thinks this is not serious?? The trend is not your friend....
OK, so now we are over 500 several days later....wash your hands people and limit going out in crowds...common sense stuff....
Fish
Banner health sent me a letter saying if I have flu symptoms don’t come to us go to your pc ... I go tri monthly to that cancer center . They are worried ..
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