Quick Hits: FDA Encourages Pharmacists to Make Hand Sanitizer

The FDA won’t enforce action against facilities that follow a specific recipe for the germ-killing concoction.

As you know, efforts to contain COVID-19 have led to certain shortages, especially hand sanitizer. According to a recent Bloomberg article, the FDA is allowing licensed pharmacists to mix their own hand sanitizer to increase supply and prevent untrained consumers from attempting it themselves. 

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