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STAT+: FTC to probe the role of middlemen in worsening drug shortage crisis

STAT

while three leading wholesalers supply about 90% of medicines to hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes, among others. The move comes amid growing anxiety over shortages of numerous medicines — from chemotherapies to antibiotics — in recent years.

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Seasonal Influenza

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Hospitalization is warranted for patients with significant dehydration and for severely ill patients, especially those with respiratory distress, hypoxemia, impaired cardiopulmonary function or altered mental status.