15 August 2024 - A shortage of intravenous IV fluid bags that is causing chaos in ­Australian hospitals is being dubbed “the ultimate example of poor procurement policy”, as the medicine regulator’s claims of a widespread global shortage is contradicted by health authorities around the world.

Australia’s only onshore IV fluid manufacturer, which has a factory in western Sydney, is still supplying adequate stock to New Zealand, as medics and pharma ­insiders say they are “mystified” as to why Australia appears to be the only country significantly impacted by what regulators say is a global shortage.

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