Gottlieb: Hurricane Maria May Cause Critical Drug Shortages By Q1 2018
Executive Summary
The race is on in Puerto Rico to avert critical drug shortages that could hit the US in a few months if service from the island's electrical grid hasn't been restored to its pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, FDA Commissioner Gottlieb tells Congress.
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