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Bracing for Irma, Miami’s largest hospital stocked up a record number of drugs

In light of Hurricane Irma's record-setting strength, pharmacists at Jackson Memorial Hospital bought more drugs than in any previous storm.

Every day totes of medications are delivered to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s pharmacy. But this week the hospital, one of the nation’s largest, placed its biggest medication order ever, as Hurricane Irma barreled toward the Miami area.

“Because of this storm’s potential devastation this is definitely [an order] much larger than

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