Metro Detroit pharmacists battle shortage of children's medicines - CBS News

LIVONIA, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - It's thing affecting galore metro Detroit families and families crossed the nation. A shortage of over-the-counter children's medicines.

Shelves crossed the federation are bare erstwhile you scope the medicine aisle. The crushed for the accrued request is simply a "triple-demic" consisting of COVID-19, flu and RSV.

Detroit Now News spoke with Khalil Chahine, a pharmacist with Ray's Drugs successful Livonia. Chahine tells us, they're dealing with an summation successful customers calling looking for children's medicine connected a regular.

"We look each azygous time for these items we person aggregate wholesalers from that we acquisition medications and connected a regular basis, we cheque if they person it successful stock. Usually, truthful far, we are fortunate to find similar 1 to 2 bottles astatine a definite wholesaler and we person astir 5 wholesalers that we acquisition medicine from," Chahine said. 

Larger companies similar CVS are limiting purchases of kid medicine products.

"To guarantee equitable entree for each our customers, determination is presently a 2 (2) merchandise bounds connected each children's symptom alleviation products astatine each CVS Pharmacy locations and cvs.com. We're committed to gathering our customer's needs and are moving with our suppliers to guarantee continued entree to these items," according to CVS. 

Detroit Now News besides received a connection from Rite Aid: 

"We are experiencing precocious request of pediatric and big over-the-counter cold/flu medicine and fever reducer/pain reliever owed to precocious unwellness incidence. We are moving intimately with suppliers to conscionable the request and mitigate shortages wherever possible. If customers don't spot their preferred cold/flu attraction products connected the shelf, they should talk with the pharmacist for recommendations connected different OTC options that champion suit their needs."