America’s IV Saline Shortage Is Over: FDA

The shortage worsened in 2024 after a facility closed.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A shortage of saline for intravenous (IV) injections has been resolved, federal regulators said on Aug. 8.

The shortage of products with sodium chloride, a form of IV saline, was resolved after a joint effort involving the government and businesses, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).