"Pfizer Facility Survives Tornado with Minimal Damage, Ensuring Drug Supply"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by CNBC
Pfizer's drug manufacturing plant in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, has reportedly not suffered major damage to its drug manufacturing areas after being hit by a tornado. The facility supplies nearly 8% of all sterile injectable medicines used in U.S. hospitals and manufactures about 25% of Pfizer's sterile injectables. While a warehouse facility storing raw materials and finished medicines was primarily damaged, it is unclear if this will lead to new drug shortages. The plant is currently closed as authorities assess the damage, and Pfizer is working to move medicine products to nearby sites for storage and identify alternative manufacturing locations.