GOVERNOR KRISTI NOEM HAS ANNOUNCED THAT SOUTH DAKOTA’S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL EXPAND ITS MEDICAL CACHE TO HELP COMBAT THE SHORTAGE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN THE STATE.
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STOCKPILE1 OC…RE-EVALUATE THAT STOCKPILE. :21
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS STOCKPILED DRUGA IN SIOUX FALLS AND RAPID CITY.
NOEM SAYS MORE CITIES AROUND THE STATE WILL NOW BE INCLUDED IN THAT EFFORT:
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GOVERNOR NOEM IS ALSO INCREASING THE KINDS OF DRUGS BEING STOCKPILED:
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SHE IS ALSO SENDING LETTERS TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP, SOUTH DAKOTA’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ASKING FOR SWIFT, DECISIVE ACTION TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT WILL ADDRESS THE MEDICATION SHORTAGES.
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