Shortage of asthma drug albuterol worsens amid factory closures

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(NewsNation) — A common asthma drug is in short supply after one of the last major manufacturers shut down operations.

Albuterol is used to treat asthma, along with conditions like Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which surged earlier in the year. The drug is one of the most commonly prescribed in the U.S. and it's been on the FDA's shortage list for months.

Akorn Pharmaceuticals, which was one of the major suppliers of albuterol, shut down operations at the end of February as part of Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings. The company had previously been found to have manufacturing violations at its Illinois and New Jersey factories.

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