{"id":1780791,"date":"2022-12-19T20:48:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T01:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1780791"},"modified":"2022-12-19T20:48:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T01:48:25","slug":"pharmacies-limit-childrens-medicine-purchases-amid-shortages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pharmacies-limit-childrens-medicine-purchases-amid-shortages\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacies Limit Children\u2019s Medicine Purchases Amid Shortages"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpharmacies-limit-childrens-medicine-purchases-amid-shortages%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1780791&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two major pharmacy stores have placed limits on customers purchasing children\u2019s medicine amid reports of shortages as the winter cold-and-flu season impacts families across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-business-prescription-drugs-children-422dca9684a866ff06bcd537a0dd740d\">report<\/a>, CVS Health and Walgreens are limiting customers from buying Children\u2019s Tylenol and other over-the-counter fever-reducing medicines like Tamiflu, children\u2019s ibuprofen, and acetaminophen.<\/p>\n<p>CVS Health said customers have only a two-product limit on all children\u2019s pain relief products bought through its pharmacies or online.<\/p>\n<p>A CVS spokesperson told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/cold-flu\/tylenol-motrin-shortage-rcna59622\">TODAY.com<\/a> that the company has seen customers searching for cold, flu, and children\u2019s pain relief products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re committed to meeting our customers\u2019 needs and are working with our suppliers to ensure continued access to these items,\u201d the CVS spokesperson said. \u201cIn the event a local store experiences a temporary product shortage, our teams have a process in place to replenish supply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walgreens reportedly said online customers could only buy up to six children\u2019s over-the-counter fever-reducing products. However, the limit does not apply in stores.<\/p>\n<p>A Walgreens spokesperson told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/cold-flu\/tylenol-motrin-shortage-rcna59622\">TODAY.com<\/a> that the store is \u201cprepared and able to continue meeting the needs of our customers and patients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are working with our diverse set of suppliers and distributors to ensure our patients have the products they need most,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Pharmacist Don Arthur told NBC affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/article\/news\/health\/childrens-tylenol-medicines-short-supply-wny-buffalo-shelves\/71-2564f24c-1e4d-47ea-9c49-5d3db7cd7ea6\">WGRZ<\/a> in Buffalo, New York, that he first noticed the shortages in neighboring towns and cities across the U.S.\/Canada border.<\/p>\n<p>He said the shortage \u201cfirst appeared on our radar when we had patients calling us from over the border \u2014 Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, even as far as Toronto \u2014 because, apparently, up in Canada, the liquid forms of Tylenol are unavailable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s \u201cjust too much demand for the current supply,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The shortages come as the annual U.S. flu season spiked, along with other respiratory illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>According to December 16 data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/weekly\/index.htm\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>, there have been 15 million flu illnesses, 150,000 hospitalizations, and 9,300 deaths, 30 of which were in kids. The statistics surpassed the totals for the last flu season and increased from the previous week, which showed 13 million illnesses, 120,000 hospitalizations, and 7,300 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/childrens-hospitals-overflowing-with-respiratory-illness-patients\">reported<\/a> recent data showing Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) cases spiked in October. RSV usually causes children to contract the usual mild-cold symptoms, but the impact could be much worse for those who may be immunocompromised or have a preexisting heart defect.<\/p>\n<p>Children contracting respiratory illness may have contributed to the shortage of medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Shannon Dillon, a pediatrician at Riley Children\u2019s Health in Indianapolis, told <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-business-prescription-drugs-children-422dca9684a866ff06bcd537a0dd740d\">The Associated Press<\/a>, \u201cthere are more sick kids at this time of year than we have seen in the past couple years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point, it\u2019s more like toilet paper at the beginning of the (COVID-19) pandemic,\u201d Dillon said. \u201cYou just have to look in the right place at the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Big pharmaceutical giant Johnson &#038; Johnson said as reported by The Associated Press that although Children\u2019s Tylenol may be \u201cless readily available\u201d at some stores, the drugmaker has not experienced widespread shortages.<\/p>\n<p>White House officials have weighed in on the ongoing shortages of over-the-counter medicines that treat common respiratory illnesses, especially for children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(The Food and Drug Administration) and the (Department of Health and Human Services) are tracking this very closely,\u201d Dr. Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 response coordinator, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/cold-flu\/tylenol-motrin-shortage-rcna59622\">TODAY<\/a> last week. \u201cThe good news here is that we have plenty of supply. \u2026 Manufacturers, they\u2019re working 24\/7. Supply is actually up. The challenge is demand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jha said illnesses like influenza, COVID-19, and RSV are spreading \u201cat high levels\u201d among young children and the elderly nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat demand is really unusual, unlike what we\u2019ve seen in years, so we are seeing some of those mismatches,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut the supply is working great, manufacturing is going great, and we\u2019re going to keep plugging away at making sure that there\u2019s plenty of supply across the country as we enter the holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two major pharmacy stores have placed limits on customers purchasing children\u2019s medicine amid reports of shortages as the winter cold-and-flu season impacts families across the United States. According to a report, CVS Health and Walgreens are limiting customers from buying Children\u2019s Tylenol and other over-the-counter fever-reducing medicines like Tamiflu, children\u2019s ibuprofen, and acetaminophen. 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