'You've got two respiratory infections, not to mention COVID. It's like the perfect storm all at one time,' said Brian Walker, owner of Delmar Pharmacy.
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association says demand for these pediatric medicines is up 65% from this time last year.Major pharmacies are limiting purchases of children's pain relief medicine as demand skyrockets due to a myriad of respiratory illnesses.
"We're getting a lot of phone calls. More phone traffic because people are just so discouraged going store to store," said Brian Walker, the owner."You've got two respiratory infections, not to mention COVID. It's like the perfect storm all at one time," he said. CVS is allowing customers to buy only two children's pain relief products at a time in-store and online.Rite Aid's website has listed several pediatric medicines that are either out of stock or not available online.
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