Experts Ho-Hum About FDA’s First-Ever Device Shortage List

The US agency’s shortage list of critical medical devices needed during the COVID-19 public health emergency has been met with shrugs by two former agency officials, who say the statutorily mandated online listing offers limited value.

Covid-19 Shortage theme with a doctor using a tablet computer, drug shortage

The US Food and Drug Administration’s shortage list of critical medical devices needed during the COVID-19 public health emergency has been met with shrugs by two former agency officials who say the listing is anemic and doesn’t add much value.

The agency on 14 August posted its first-ever device shortage list

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