Adult cold and flu drugs hard to find amid shortage of amoxicillin
Ontario: Ontario’s pharmacies have not been able to get enough medicines for the past several months, and now it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a cold and flu medicine for adults.
Pharmacists said they are unable to fill their shelves with such medicines despite the demand once again rising. However, in a silver lining for the authorities, there is now suffice supply of children’s antibiotics.
Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA) Dr. Jen Belcher said that for the last eight months, the stock of medicines of some brands has been found to be low, but now this shortage has increased significantly.
The shortage of medicines began to come to the fore when the virus, influenza, Covid-19 and RSV stormed together. A large number of children started falling ill and many suffered from bacterial infections such as sore throats and pneumonia, these diseases are those that are treated with antibiotics and the supply of antibiotics is very slow.
Since mid-October, Ontario parents have been scrambling for medicines for their children.
By the end of January, Canada will be left with only a 12-week supply of amoxicillin for children. President of Juno Pharmaceuticals Mark Mantel said his company is working closely with Health Canada and has received approval to import 100,000 units of international supplies.
