Continued reports of shortages in recent months drew particular attention this week after a SickKids letter to patient caregivers caused some confusion and misunderstanding. Some misinterpreted a prescription recommendation for acetaminophen and ibuprofen to ensure access as a requirement. No prescription needed. “It caught a lot of people off guard,” Barry Power, the editor-in-chief of the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA), told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview Thursday. Power says the majority of the drugs are made in Canada and that the shortage is a demand issue, not the result of any production problem or plant closing. A Health Canada meeting on Thursday will review the current situation and explore ways to address the shortage, he added. With more viruses than usual spreading through communities this summer, along with concerns about a drop in COVID-19 infections, the shortage has prompted some people to “stock up,” buying multiple bottles at once. But like the toilet paper run at the beginning of the pandemic, the hoarding is making the problem worse, health experts warn. “This is the perfect analogy,” Power said, calling the shortage “dominoes” and a national issue. “Also at the beginning of the pandemic, we saw spikes in sales of these products used for fever and other common cold products. And then, six months later, no one was buying them because everyone had already stocked up. That may be the situation we’re seeing now… So really, it’s another part of the pandemic that’s making life difficult for everyone.”
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The issue should be short-term, according to Power, who is a practicing pharmacist who works virtually. In the meantime, there are things the public can do to ease the current supply crisis. People are falling behind on vaccination shots, not only for COVID-19, but also for other essential vaccines, according to Power. “There are many viruses circulating among children that can be prevented with vaccines. And a lot of people have fallen behind on the usual vaccine schedules, so if they can be brought up to date, that will reduce the demand,” he said. “Polio has been detected in wastewater in many communities around the world. And those are things that we’re very concerned about and we’re seeing a resurgence. Fever is a common symptom of all these conditions that children often experience. So let’s try to make sure we can prevent as many as possible.” Some pharmacies have also taken steps to limit the amount a customer can buy in an effort to prevent hoarding. CPhA has not made a formal recommendation to do so, Power said, noting that it is difficult to track, but it is something the association could eventually recommend. CPhA urged the public not to buy excessive amounts of acetaminophen and ibuprofen in a statement Wednesday. “We’re in a situation now where it’s buy what you need and leave something behind for somebody else,” Power said.
title: “Tylenol Advil Shortage What You Can Do To Help Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Penny Mcclure”
Continued reports of shortages in recent months drew particular attention this week after a SickKids letter to patient caregivers caused some confusion and misunderstanding. Some misinterpreted a prescription recommendation for acetaminophen and ibuprofen to ensure access as a requirement. No prescription needed. “It caught a lot of people off guard,” Barry Power, the editor-in-chief of the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA), told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview Thursday. Power says the majority of the drugs are made in Canada and that the shortage is a demand issue, not the result of any production problem or plant closing. A Health Canada meeting on Thursday will review the current situation and explore ways to address the shortage, he added. With more viruses than usual spreading through communities this summer, along with concerns about a drop in COVID-19 infections, the shortage has prompted some people to “stock up,” buying multiple bottles at once. But like the toilet paper run at the beginning of the pandemic, the hoarding is making the problem worse, health experts warn. “This is the perfect analogy,” Power said, calling the shortage “dominoes” and a national issue. “Also at the beginning of the pandemic, we saw spikes in sales of these products used for fever and other common cold products. And then, six months later, no one was buying them because everyone had already stocked up. That may be the situation we’re seeing now… So really, it’s another part of the pandemic that’s making life difficult for everyone.”
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The issue should be short-term, according to Power, who is a practicing pharmacist who works virtually. In the meantime, there are things the public can do to ease the current supply crisis. People are falling behind on vaccination shots, not only for COVID-19, but also for other essential vaccines, according to Power. “There are many viruses circulating among children that can be prevented with vaccines. And a lot of people have fallen behind on the usual vaccine schedules, so if they can be brought up to date, that will reduce the demand,” he said. “Polio has been detected in wastewater in many communities around the world. And those are things that we’re very concerned about and we’re seeing a resurgence. Fever is a common symptom of all these conditions that children often experience. So let’s try to make sure we can prevent as many as possible.” Some pharmacies have also taken steps to limit the amount a customer can buy in an effort to prevent hoarding. CPhA has not made a formal recommendation to do so, Power said, noting that it is difficult to track, but it is something the association could eventually recommend. CPhA urged the public not to buy excessive amounts of acetaminophen and ibuprofen in a statement Wednesday. “We’re in a situation now where it’s buy what you need and leave something behind for somebody else,” Power said.
title: “Tylenol Advil Shortage What You Can Do To Help Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-20” author: “Jack Mcwilliams”
Continued reports of shortages in recent months drew particular attention this week after a SickKids letter to patient caregivers caused some confusion and misunderstanding. Some misinterpreted a prescription recommendation for acetaminophen and ibuprofen to ensure access as a requirement. No prescription needed. “It caught a lot of people off guard,” Barry Power, the editor-in-chief of the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA), told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview Thursday. Power says the majority of the drugs are made in Canada and that the shortage is a demand issue, not the result of any production problem or plant closing. A Health Canada meeting on Thursday will review the current situation and explore ways to address the shortage, he added. With more viruses than usual spreading through communities this summer, along with concerns about a drop in COVID-19 infections, the shortage has prompted some people to “stock up,” buying multiple bottles at once. But like the toilet paper run at the beginning of the pandemic, the hoarding is making the problem worse, health experts warn. “This is the perfect analogy,” Power said, calling the shortage “dominoes” and a national issue. “Also at the beginning of the pandemic, we saw spikes in sales of these products used for fever and other common cold products. And then, six months later, no one was buying them because everyone had already stocked up. That may be the situation we’re seeing now… So really, it’s another part of the pandemic that’s making life difficult for everyone.”
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The issue should be short-term, according to Power, who is a practicing pharmacist who works virtually. In the meantime, there are things the public can do to ease the current supply crisis. People are falling behind on vaccination shots, not only for COVID-19, but also for other essential vaccines, according to Power. “There are many viruses circulating among children that can be prevented with vaccines. And a lot of people have fallen behind on the usual vaccine schedules, so if they can be brought up to date, that will reduce the demand,” he said. “Polio has been detected in wastewater in many communities around the world. And those are things that we’re very concerned about and we’re seeing a resurgence. Fever is a common symptom of all these conditions that children often experience. So let’s try to make sure we can prevent as many as possible.” Some pharmacies have also taken steps to limit the amount a customer can buy in an effort to prevent hoarding. CPhA has not made a formal recommendation to do so, Power said, noting that it is difficult to track, but it is something the association could eventually recommend. CPhA urged the public not to buy excessive amounts of acetaminophen and ibuprofen in a statement Wednesday. “We’re in a situation now where it’s buy what you need and leave something behind for somebody else,” Power said.
title: “Tylenol Advil Shortage What You Can Do To Help Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-12” author: “Ruth Sarette”
Continued reports of shortages in recent months drew particular attention this week after a SickKids letter to patient caregivers caused some confusion and misunderstanding. Some misinterpreted a prescription recommendation for acetaminophen and ibuprofen to ensure access as a requirement. No prescription needed. “It caught a lot of people off guard,” Barry Power, the editor-in-chief of the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA), told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview Thursday. Power says the majority of the drugs are made in Canada and that the shortage is a demand issue, not the result of any production problem or plant closing. A Health Canada meeting on Thursday will review the current situation and explore ways to address the shortage, he added. With more viruses than usual spreading through communities this summer, along with concerns about a drop in COVID-19 infections, the shortage has prompted some people to “stock up,” buying multiple bottles at once. But like the toilet paper run at the beginning of the pandemic, the hoarding is making the problem worse, health experts warn. “This is the perfect analogy,” Power said, calling the shortage “dominoes” and a national issue. “Also at the beginning of the pandemic, we saw spikes in sales of these products used for fever and other common cold products. And then, six months later, no one was buying them because everyone had already stocked up. That may be the situation we’re seeing now… So really, it’s another part of the pandemic that’s making life difficult for everyone.”
BUY WHAT YOU NEED, GET YOUR INFORMATION
The issue should be short-term, according to Power, who is a practicing pharmacist who works virtually. In the meantime, there are things the public can do to ease the current supply crisis. People are falling behind on vaccination shots, not only for COVID-19, but also for other essential vaccines, according to Power. “There are many viruses circulating among children that can be prevented with vaccines. And a lot of people have fallen behind on the usual vaccine schedules, so if they can be brought up to date, that will reduce the demand,” he said. “Polio has been detected in wastewater in many communities around the world. And those are things that we’re very concerned about and we’re seeing a resurgence. Fever is a common symptom of all these conditions that children often experience. So let’s try to make sure we can prevent as many as possible.” Some pharmacies have also taken steps to limit the amount a customer can buy in an effort to prevent hoarding. CPhA has not made a formal recommendation to do so, Power said, noting that it is difficult to track, but it is something the association could eventually recommend. CPhA urged the public not to buy excessive amounts of acetaminophen and ibuprofen in a statement Wednesday. “We’re in a situation now where it’s buy what you need and leave something behind for somebody else,” Power said.
