ACETAMINOPHEN AND IBUPROFEN. KCRA 3’S MARICELA DE LA CRUZ SPOKE TO SOME LOCAL PHARMACIES ABOUT WHAT THINGS ARE LOOKING LIKE. >> OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDS ARE FLYING OFF THE SHELVES. >> THERE’S BEEN A HIGHER DEMAND , ESPECIALLY DURING THIS SEASON. >> AS A PERFECT STORM OF THE FLU, RSV, AND COVID CREWS. >> GETTING INTO NOVEMBER, DECEMBER IT’S THE FLU SEASON COMING IN AND WEATHER CHANGES, AND WHATNOT. >> AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 19,593 PEOPLE ACROSS THE U.S. WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH THE FLU. 3,661 OF THOSE HERE IN CALIFORNIA. BUT PHARMACIES ARE STILL DEALING WITH SUPPLY SHORTAGES. >> WHAT WE’RE DOING IS JUST REACHING OUT TO OUR SUPPLIERS AND SEEING HOW BACKED UP THEY ARE, SO AS SOON AS WE CAN GET THE STUFF THAT WE CAN, WE ORDER FROM DIFFERENT PLACES. >> LEAVING SICK CUSTOMERS LIKE ROGER MARIONNEAUX >> EVERYTHING ELSE WAS GONE. THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE ON THE SHELF. >> SHOPPING AROUND FOR HOURS. >> I WENT TO TWO PHARMACIES TODAY AND THE SHELVES ARE COMPLETELY EMPTY. I WENT TO THE LOCAL SUPERMARKET EARLIER AND THERE’S NOTHING THERE. IT’S JUST IT’S PRETTY BAD WHEN , YOU REALLY NEED IT AND THERE’S NOTHING THERE. >> AND PAYING FOR THE LIMITED OPTIONS LEFT AT HIS THIRD STOP TODAY. >> THE MEDICINE I GOT WAS A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE I GUESS THE DEMAND. SO IT WAS FOR A SMALL BOTTLE IT WAS LIKE $18. >> BUT THAT’S NOT THE ONLY THING THAT’S UP. >> ONE SHOT COVERS BOTH VIRUSES, SO YES, THEY’RE COMING TO GET THE SHOT. >> PHARMACIST BRUCE UCH SAYS THAT THEY’VE RECENTLY SEEN AN INCREASE OF PEOPLE GOING IN TO GET THEIR
Yuba City pharmacies abbreviated connected medicine amid nationwide summation of respiratory illnesses
Over-the-counter medications are expanding successful request arsenic radical are contracting respiratory viruses astatine higher rates. As of Nov. 30, the Department of Health and Human Services recorded 19,593 caller flu hospitalizations — up from 11,378 the past reported week — successful the U.S. and 3,661 of those present successful California. That accrued fig of illnesses is starring radical to question relief.Bruce Uch, a pharmacist astatine Good Neighbor Pharmacy successful Yuba City, said that request usually increases successful November and December owed to the flu play and upwind changes. That brings customers to the pharmacy to question retired medicine similar Benadryl, Claritin, Claritin D and nasal sprays. Other painkillers hard to travel by precocious are children's acetaminophen and ibuprofen. Mario's Pharmacy, located astatine 1215 Plumas St., is besides struggling with proviso shortages arsenic its suppliers are overseas. "What we're doing is conscionable reaching retired to our suppliers and seeing however backed up they are, truthful arsenic soon arsenic we tin get the worldly that we can, we bid from antithetic places," proprietor Mario Mendoza said.Roger Marionneaux is 1 of galore connected the user extremity struggling with proviso issues. He said helium searched for hours astatine 3 antithetic places looking for a decongestant. "I went to 2 pharmacies contiguous and the shelves are wholly empty. I went to the section supermarket earlier and there's thing there. It's beauteous atrocious erstwhile you truly request it and there's thing there," said Marionneaux, who had to instrumentality 1 of the precise fewer options helium recovered astatine his 3rd stop. "The medicine I got was a batch much costly due to the fact that I conjecture the demand. For a tiny bottle, it was $18."But that's not the lone happening that's up successful demand. Uch says that they've precocious seen an summation successful radical going successful to get their flu and COVID-19 shots arsenic well.
YUBA CITY, Calif. —
Over-the-counter medications are expanding successful request arsenic radical are contracting respiratory viruses astatine higher rates.
As of Nov. 30, the Department of Health and Human Services recorded 19,593 caller flu hospitalizations — up from 11,378 the past reported week — successful the U.S. and 3,661 of those present successful California. That accrued fig of illnesses is starring radical to question relief.
Bruce Uch, a pharmacist astatine Good Neighbor Pharmacy successful Yuba City, said that request usually increases successful November and December owed to the flu play and upwind changes. That brings customers to the pharmacy to question retired medicine similar Benadryl, Claritin, Claritin D and nasal sprays. Other painkillers hard to travel by precocious are children's acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
Mario's Pharmacy, located astatine 1215 Plumas St., is besides struggling with proviso shortages arsenic its suppliers are overseas.
"What we're doing is conscionable reaching retired to our suppliers and seeing however backed up they are, truthful arsenic soon arsenic we tin get the worldly that we can, we bid from antithetic places," proprietor Mario Mendoza said.
Roger Marionneaux is 1 of galore connected the user extremity struggling with proviso issues. He said helium searched for hours astatine 3 antithetic places looking for a decongestant.
"I went to 2 pharmacies contiguous and the shelves are wholly empty. I went to the section supermarket earlier and there's thing there. It's beauteous atrocious erstwhile you truly request it and there's thing there," said Marionneaux, who had to instrumentality 1 of the precise fewer options helium recovered astatine his 3rd stop. "The medicine I got was a batch much costly due to the fact that I conjecture the demand. For a tiny bottle, it was $18."
But that's not the lone happening that's up successful demand. Uch says that they've precocious seen an summation successful radical going successful to get their flu and COVID-19 shots arsenic well.
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