Antibiotic shortage: What to know if you can't find amoxicillin
According to the Food and Drug Administration, a national shortage of different medications, including a common antibiotic, is expected to last several months.
Dec 19, 2022
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Heterocyclic Compounds: News and Research on Penicillin G
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Why should I be evaluated for a penicillin allergy?
Taking action to be evaluated for a penicillin allergy can impact your health, safety and wallet. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10% of the U.S. population reports a penicillin allergy, but less ...
Dec 16, 2022
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What's behind the amoxicillin shortage? A pharmacist explains
While a "tripledemic" of RSV, flu and COVID-19 continue to strain health care systems across Texas and the U.S., drug shortages are also complicating patient care during this year's severe respiratory virus season.
Dec 13, 2022
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As flu season hits South Florida hard, drug shortages cause panic
Harni Patel, pharmacist and owner of Tamarac Pharmacy, finds herself fielding calls daily from panicked parents of feverish children searching for everything from Children's Tylenol to Amoxicillin to Tamiflu.
Dec 12, 2022
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Is it safe to split adult medications in half for children?
With pediatric pain and fever medications in short supply, many parents are eyeing their bottles of adult acetaminophen with an eye on cutting down the dosage for their children.
Dec 12, 2022
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Kids' drug shortages 'are pulling back the curtain on a years-long ugly scenario'
Recent drug shortages of amoxicillin, Tamiflu and now infant and Children's Tylenol have caused concern among parents and pediatricians, but Northwestern Medicine pharmacist Dr. Sterling Elliott said "we've been seeing and ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Shortages of antibiotics, antivirals are making a tough illness season worse
An early surge in cold and flu cases has created shortages in key antiviral and antibiotic drugs needed for the annual "sick season," pharmacists report.
Nov 30, 2022
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Amoxicillin is in short supply. Here's what parents need to know about the antibiotic shortage
An antibiotic that is commonly prescribed to kids is in low supply in pharmacies nationwide amid a surge of respiratory illness that is filling up children's hospitals. Parents are struggling to fill amoxicillin prescriptions ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Shortage of popular antibiotic amoxicillin leaves Chicago area patients scrambling
Katie Casas' 9-year-old son had already spent two feverish weeks suffering with the flu when his ear began to ache.
Nov 14, 2022
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FDA warns of amoxicillin shortage
It could be harder to fill a prescription for the widely used antibiotic amoxicillin because of a shortage that appears to be linked to an ongoing surge in RSV infections across the United States.
Oct 31, 2022
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