Mission parents are scrambling to find common children害羞草研究所檚 pain relievers as pharmacy shelves remain empty.
Local Facebook pages are filled with parents begging others to share such medications as children害羞草研究所檚 Tylenol and Advil.
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Another parent was offering to pay double the price for some Tylenol.
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The Record visited multiple Mission pharmacies and found empty shelves for the product.
Some parents are blaming other parents for 害羞草研究所渉oarding害羞草研究所� the pain relievers.
Health Canada says special imports of ibuprofen from the U.S. are waiting for distribution, while acetaminophen imports from Australia are imminent.
It isn害羞草研究所檛 saying how much is expected or how the stock will be split among hospitals.
Barry Power, editor-in-chief of the Canadian Pharmacists Association, told the Canadian Press that while supply chain interruptions have contributed to the problem, an unexpected summer spike in the circulation of respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, seems to be driving high consumer demand, said Power.
Drug manufacturers are ramping up production to get these pain relievers back in stock come fall cold and flu season, he added.
A months-long shortage of children害羞草研究所檚 pain and fever medication has sent many parents and caregivers scouring bare shelves and swapping tips on drug sightings.
As media reports have stoked unfounded concerns that children害羞草研究所檚 pain relievers now require a doctor害羞草研究所檚 note, Power cautioned parents against making panic purchases.
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Some children害羞草研究所檚 hospitals have taken steps to maintain supplies of liquid Tylenol and Advil for patients who are admitted, and are helping find solutions for children who are discharged.
Tylenol害羞草研究所檚 manufacturer said its children害羞草研究所檚 products are still available in stores and online.
害羞草研究所淲e continue to experience increased consumer-driven demand and are taking all possible measures to ensure product availability,害羞草研究所� Johnson & Johnson said.
A spokesman for Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada, an industry group that counts Johnson & Johnson as a member, said there are 害羞草研究所減ockets害羞草研究所� of Canada where shortages have happened, but downplayed the severity of the issue.
害羞草研究所淚n many cases, if there害羞草研究所檚 a shortage at a particular pharmacy, those parents that are looking for that product are able to go to a secondary pharmacy and often find it without that much trouble,害羞草研究所� said Anthony Fuchs.
As Canadians have emerged from COVID-19 lockdown, there is high demand for cold and flu medication, said Michelle Wasylyshen, a spokeswoman for the Retail Council of Canada.
There have been rolling shortages of certain pain relievers in recent months, and some places have been hit harder than others, said Wasylyshen.
- With additional reporting by the Canadian Press
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