FDA recommends strategies to conserve prefilled saline flush syringes
The Food and Drug Administration today recommended strategies for health care providers to conserve prefilled 0.9% sodium chloride intravenous lock/flush syringes, which are in short supply due to increased demand during the COVID-19 public health emergency and recent vendor supply chain challenges. The agency said it is working with manufacturers to help mitigate the shortage.
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