This is a big deal as we don’t manufacture the drug in the US, and on top of that we don’t have Propofol manufactured in the US either. The 2 drugs are the #1 and #2 choices and used in hospitals all over the country. Everyone may remember Propofol from the Michael Jackson case, but it is...
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Ok now we are coming full circle and hopefully by this time since November when I posted about the hotline created for propofol that has maybe evened out a little, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. We do not make any propofol in the US any longer and in 2 years went from 2 companies in the US to zero...
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The company makes the only #1 preferred drug for anesthesia in the US and it’s not only regular surgeries that are feeling the pinch, so are dentists and veterinarians too. The drug is manufactured in Germany and sold here in the US by APP Pharmaceuticals. As of today the website states the...
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I had quite a reads on this post today, link below so I went back to take a look and here’s one anonymous comment from the website at the source stating his hospital in the Midwest is out of both Sodium Pentathol and Propofol and has been for months. To fill the void an older drug, Etomidate is being...
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If this drug name sounds familiar, think back a short while to Michael Jackson, this was the drug that he had at home, used only in hospital settings and now with Teva , the generic drug manufacturer having stopped production, all US supplies will have to be imported. Teva actually stopped production...
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