Childrens' Pain Medication

• ‘Why would any parent purchase this?’: Alberta-imported children’s pain medication a different concentration, requires education

  Pharmacists aren't even sure how much they will stock when Parol becomes widely disributed.

  Health

  Mar 17, 2023
  
• Supply issues still plague kids’ pain medicine, antibiotics. Why parents continue to struggle

  Parents on the hunt for children's pain medicine or antibiotics in Canada may still be out of luck depending on what pharmacy they head to, according to experts.

  Health

  Mar 17, 2023
  
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• Saskatchewan starting to see steady availability of children’s pain medication

  In addition to the million units of children's medication that have made their back way onto shelves in Saskatchewan, additional units are still in the process of arriving.

  Health

  Dec 7, 2022
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• Federal kids’ painkiller shipment hitting shelves in Saskatchewan

  Some of the roughly one-million specially imported units of children's pain medication are coming to Saskatchewan, but officials wouldn't say where they would end up.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2022
• ‘Check the labels’: B.C. doctor cautions parents for when imported children’s pain products arrive

  After next week, more than one million bottles of children's medication from outside the country will have entered Canada to supply hospitals, community pharmacies and retailers. 

  Health

  Nov 18, 2022
• Canada secures more foreign shipments of kids’ pain medications amid ongoing shortage

  New shipments of children’s pain medications will be available for sale soon, thanks to foreign supplies of the medication recently secured by Health Canada.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2022
• Can children take adult pain medicine? Experts urge caution as shortage continues

  Pharmacists say parents should be cautious when substituting children's pain medications with drugs like Advil and Tylenol for adults amid pediatric drug shortages in Canada.

  Health

  Nov 10, 2022