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Drug shortages worsen in gnarl of regulatory, logistics tangles

April 7, 2020

As the demand increases for ventilators to treat Americans with severe symptoms of COVID-19, another shortage is being exacerbated – a shortage of the drugs needed to treat patients on ventilators.

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BioWorld briefs for Dec. 12, 2025.

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BioWorld MedTech briefs for Dec. 12, 2025.

Medline plans record-setting $5.37B IPO

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