The facility was struck by a tornado on July 19, and Pfizer had earlier said some drugs, including painkiller fentanyl, could see a supply disruption. Pfizer has since placed limits on how much supply of those drugs its customers can buy.
On Monday, Pfizer said a temporary warehouse location has been secured to accommodate product storage. The company added it had started releasing units of product that were not impacted by the tornado to distribution centers.
Pfizer's sterile injectable products include anesthesia, painkillers and anti-infective medicines for use in hospitals.
The number of U.S. drug shortages is already near a 10-year high, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.






