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An urgent health warning has rung out Australia-wide with common antibiotics in short supply.9News

Families are being forced to search pharmacists for absent prescriptions, with pharmacists often forced to compound medicines to fill a crucial order.The Australian Medical Association says it should be a reminder that domestically produced medications are preferred.The Therapeutic Goods Association last month issued a notice to say it would permit substitutions for oral amoxicillin prescriptions, "a widely used antibiotic used to treat many different bacterial infections".

She said it was a sign Australia needed to develop local medicine manufacturing, rather than rely on international supply.

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