Tornado that hit the Pfizer plant leveled the warehouse where the drugs were stored
The tornado that struck a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday "almost completely destroyed" the plant's warehouse, which stored raw materials, packaging supplies and finished drugs waiting to be shipped to hospitals across the United States, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said during a news conference Friday.The company is working with the Food and Drug Administration, which on Friday said it was still trying to gauge the impact the natural disaster could have on the nation's drug supply. The Rocky Mount, North Carolina-based plant made about 150 drugs, many of which are used by hospitals, including fentanyl and…
