The latest item to become hard to find is amoxicillin. Tight supply in the Chicago area has left patients scrambling.
Inpatient pharmacist Selena Ko reconstitutes powered antibiotic amoxicillin and measures doses for pediatric patients on Nov. 10, 2022, at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
“It’s one thing to tell an adult to hold off, but the kids, when they’re sick, you feel so awful for them,” said Casas, of Highland Park. “This should be something very simple and readily available. This should not be something that’s tough to come by.”Amid a year of product shortages, the latest hard-to-find item is amoxicillin. A tight supply in the Chicago area has left some parents going from pharmacy to pharmacy looking for the medication, and asking doctors to prescribe alternatives.
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration listed the amoxicillin powder used to make a liquid version of the medication as being in short supply. The American Society of Health System Pharmacists has also listed some amoxicillin capsules and tablets as being in short supply. Typically, adults take tablets and capsules, while children rely on the powder used to make an oral suspension, which is a liquid.
“What we frequently see is a child who gets a viral infection and then gets a secondary bacterial infection,” Holland said.To deal with the shortage, the Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance has been working to ensure its pediatricians are aware of alternatives to amoxicillin, such as Augmentin, which is amoxicillin and a different antibiotic combined, and cephalosporins, which are a different class of antibiotic, Holland said.
“This medication is one we use quite frequently in our pediatric population,” Jacobson said. “We met and kind of came up with a plan to work and conserve our supply.”
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