Urgent stock warning for anyone buying Calpol, Lemsip or Gaviscon
manchestereveningnews.co.ukShoppers all across the country have been warned of low Calpol stocks on high street shelves. Many high street pharmacies and chemists have reportedly been affected by the stock shortages which also affect Lemsip and Gaviscon.
In January, chemists initially reported nationwide shortages of medicine, especially children's antibiotics, due to a rise in Strep A cases over the winter period, Birmingham Live reports.
Many have pointed to "factory constraints" and "issues with the production of the raw ingredients used to make common drugs in China and India" as part of the problem.
However, people are being warned to not hoard the medicines over fears of stocks running out. Read more: Amazon Spring Sale 2023: best early deals today and what to expect Dr Leyla Hannbeck, chief executive of the Association for Independent Multiple Pharmacies, told the Daily Mail: "Supplies of liquid paracetamol and ibuprofen, which are given to children to ease pain, are very low indeed. "Pharmacists are spending a lot of time trying to ensure we get drips of medicines coming through – at least one variant of each – so patients are not left completely high and dry.
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