Children's medicine shortage hits as flu season picks up
, created a surge in demand for fever relievers and other products people can buy without a prescription.
“At this point, it’s more like toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic,” Dillon said “You just have to look in the right place at the right time.” Walgreens is limiting customers online to six purchases of children’s over-the-counter fever reducing products. That limit doesn’t apply in stores. “You don’t need to experiment at home,” said Dr. Sarah Nosal, a South Bronx family physician. “Your family doctor wants to talk to you and see you.”Doctors also caution that fevers don’t always have to be treated. They are a body’s natural defense against infection, and they make it hard for a virus to replicate.
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