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The government will invest in quadrupling Australia’s onshore manufacturing capability for IV fluids after a shortage last year threatened to bring the nation’s healthcare system to a grinding halt.
IV fluids are saline solutions made under highly specialised manufacturing conditions, which are used across healthcare settings to administer medications directly into the bloodstream, including chemotherapy and anaesthesia, and can also be vital medicines in themselves to support patients experiencing blood loss and dehydration.
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