Federal pharma ingredient stockpile is under construction in Virginia
“Two buildings are under construction here for the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients used to make generic drugs like antibiotics and sedatives. When the buildings are done and manufacturing starts, Gupton said some of the ingredients will be used right away to make drugs for hospitals, some could be sold to U.S. drug manufacturers, and some will end up in the government stockpile — stored in a warehouse being built down the road — to be used in an emergency like another pandemic.”
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