Even if it costs slightly more, would it not be better to make our drugs here, including generics. Like we used to in Puerto Rico I believe? And the rest of our medical supplies as well? For security reasons if nothing else?
I don’t know why the incentives to manufacture in Puerto Rico ended.
But any compounding pharmacy can put 9 grams of NaCl in a liter of water for injection and autoclave.
That shouldn’t be too difficult.
And we should also spread out where things are manufactured so a disaster in one area does not have a disproportionate impact on our supply.
I have occasionally compared it to using a couple of huge container ships as opposed to a flotilla of smaller ships.
If you lose one of the container ships you are in a world of hurt but if you lose even a half dozen of the small ships you can adjust more easily.
But I am one of those people who is risk adverse.
There’s also a severe shortage of iv bags in Australia. It’s strange.