Intravenous (IV) solutions sit at an odd intersection in healthcare: they are among the most basic, unglamorous products in medicine — bags of saline, dextrose, and electrolytes — yet they are also one of the most fragile links in the hospital supply chain, and increasingly, a fixture of the consumer wellness world. Recent years have exposed both sides of that story. Despite these...

Intravenous (IV) solutions sit at an odd intersection in healthcare: they are among the most basic, unglamorous products in medicine — bags of saline, dextrose, and electrolytes — yet they are also one of the most fragile links in the hospital supply chain, and increasingly, a fixture of the consumer wellness world. Recent years have exposed both sides of that story. Despite these...