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      ],
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    },
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        "RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)"
      ],
      "update_date": "06/03/2026",
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    },
    {
      "package_ndc": "76204-027-01",
      "product_ndc": "76204-027",
      "company_name": "Ritedose Pharmaceuticals, LLC",
      "manufacturer_name": "Ritedose Pharmaceuticals, LLC",
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        "RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)"
      ],
      "update_date": "08/04/2026",
      "initial_posting_date": "10/25/2022",
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  "latest_source_update": "08/04/2026",
  "source_updated_at": "2026-08-22",
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  "source_name": "U.S. Food and Drug Administration openFDA Drug Shortages",
  "source_license_url": "https://open.fda.gov/license/",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-08-22T15:54:11+00:00",
  "unknowns": {
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    "clinical_alternatives": "Not provided. CiteFacts does not publish treatment or substitution advice.",
    "resolution_date": "Unknown unless an FDA source row provides an update date."
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    "availability_counts": "Count of non-empty FDA package availability values; it is not a claim about local supply."
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}