Surgical gowns, gloves, masks, certain ventilators and various testing supplies needed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic are on the FDA's first-ever list of medical devices in shortage
The agency is not disclosing who makes any of the devices on the list, which it released Friday, because that “will adversely affect the public health by increasing the potential for hoarding or other disruptions.” Instead, the agency has released the product codes of devices in shortage.Increased demand for coronavirus testing has created shortages of sterile swabs needed for sample collection, materials used to transport samples and “general purpose reagents,” the agency said.
"We have tripled the number of N95 masks on hand to over 40 million, tripled the number of gowns to over 15 million and quadrupled the number of ventilators to 69,000," Trump said at a briefing on Friday, referring to the country's Strategic National Stockpile.protective gear, personnel and resources to fight the coronavirus.Industry reaction:
Premier, a group purchasing organization, praised the FDA for publishing the list, saying the action “is a positive development that will enable greater resiliency in the healthcare supply chain.” “Over time, as this list evolves, we’d like it to more closely resemble the drug shortage list, which is more specific around the exact product and the manufacturers in the market,” said Blair Childs, Premier senior vice president of public affairs. “This information is key to enable purchasers to identify alternatives and adjust buying.”
The device industry historically has been less keen on such disclosure — previously saying the FDA should wait and see how the new provisions prompted by the CARES Act work before implementing additional reporting requirements.FDA laid out reporting requirements for device manufacturers in May. The agency expects industry to alert the agency at least six months in advance of discontinuance or interruption of critical devices.
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