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Strep A antibiotics in short supply, warn pharmacists as death toll in children hits 16

Published on December 14, 2022 at 11:01 PM

ANTIBIOTIC supplies for Strep A are going from bad to worse, warn pharmacists, while a probe has been launched into rocketing prices.

Thousands of children have been infected with Strep A since September, with 16 deaths.

Antibiotic supplies for Strep A are going from bad to worse, warn pharmacists

Dr Leyla Hannbeck, of the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies, said stocks of antibiotics are “poor”;.

She added: “People are having to go from one pharmacy to another.

“It’s chaos.”;

The Competition and Markets Authority is investigating after some suppliers upped the cost from £2 per pack to £11.

Public Health Wales is also looking into the death of Jacob McNeill, four, from Powys who may be the 17th victim.

The Department of Health said manufacturers “have supplies”;.

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