It was the only company to make certain albuterol products used for continuous nebulizer treatment. It’s a staple in children’s hospitals, but had been out of stock since last fall.

Hospitals across the U.S. face shortages of the drug albuterol, used to treat respiratory illnesses. Supplies of the drug were reduced over a fall and winter by patients with RSV, influenza and ...

Health care systems and hospitals across the country are grappling with a nationwide shortage of liquid albuterol, a common medication used to treat asthma, COPD and other lung diseases.