Who has heard anything about this?

[Jilly_in_VA]

Local hospitals partner to manage contrast dye shortage

Some medical professionals are struggling to get their hands on contrast dye used to test for things like strokes, blood clots and cancer.

Without that product, some hospitals have had to delay important exams. A manufacturing plant shutdown in Shanghai caused the shortage. That shutdown began in April, but the factory still isn’t at full production.

“Since that time they have now ramped up production, but they’re only manufacturing at about 25% or so of their normal manufactured volume, so their supply just hasn’t been able to reach demand yet,” said Jesse Johnson, Administrative Director of Medical Imaging with Augusta Health.

Johnson said last year Augusta Health diversified their contrast dye supply. The dye is Bracco’s ISOVUE which is produced in Europe. Because of that, they haven’t been hit by the shortage.

https://www.whsv.com/2022/05/16/local-hospitals-partner-manage-contrast-dye-shortage/
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This is the first I've heard of this problem. Of course, I'm no longer actively in the healthcare field, but still...

[snowybirdie]

1. They just posted it

here in SW Florida on the 5:00 News. Scary

[Joinfortmill]

2. Having a brain procedure soon using this.

[hauckeye]

3. Yes! My son was scheduled for a CT scan with contrast

The day of the scan they called to cancel. They changed it to an MRI instead. They told me there is a nationwide shortage of the dye. I googled it and it’s due to the Covid lockdowns in China.

[Nay]

4. For the past three months, I have been scheduled and rescheduled for an MRI

with contrast dye for a suspicious breast lump. (I'm a breast cancer survivor and NEEDED the damn MRI.) No luck with the medical bunch I have been going to for nearly 20 years . . . they said they couldn't get supplies, but didn't specify which supply was not available. I ended up having to go to a totally different practice to get it done. They seemed to have enough supplies to do the MRI, so I've switched over to them permanently. So, I assume there has been some sort of supply issue lately in Virginia.

Edited to say: It wasn't a cancer recurrence!!