Amoxicillin shortage caused by growing demand worries parents across the US


Children’s cold and flu medicine is in short supply as the demand grows and the supply chain struggles to keep up. Amoxicillin - a type of antibiotic used to treat a variety of bacterial infections such as pneumonia, bronchitis, urinary tract infections, and infections of the skin - has been noted by the Food and Drug Administration to be in a current state of “an acute shortage.”

Other children’s pain and fever relievers, such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen, are also being noted as short of supply. CVS and Walgreens have moved to limit the sales of fever relievers for children in light of these shortages in order to prevent panic-buying by concerned customers.

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