A nationwide shortage of the asthma medication albuterol has been ongoing since last fall and experts fear it's only expected to get worse.
In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, a woman who has an asthma disorder holds a box of inhalation solution of Ipratropium Bromide and Albuterol Sulfate, prescribed medication at her home in Keizer, Ore.A nationwide shortage of the asthma medication albuterol has been ongoing since last fall and experts fear it's only expected to get worse.
Generic drug manufacturer Akorn Pharmaceuticals filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last month, according to documents viewed by ABC News, and reportedly closed its U.S. facilities, knocking out one maker of albuterol.The FDA updated its drug shortage page on March 1 to show Akorn's albuterol inhalation solution is "not available" due to "no new manufacturing of product."
& patients. To help meet demand, FDA has reiterated that outsourcing facilities may compound the specific product that's in shortage to help increase supply," it continued, in part. "The FDA continues to explore all available regulatory levers to help assure supply -- including exercising discretion for potential temporary importation by foreign suppliers."
Inhaled albuterol can be given through an inhaler or as an aerosolized solution through a nebulizer machine. The aerosolized solution is the type currently facing a national shortage.
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