What you need to know about strep A
Pharmacists will now be able to give alternative forms of penicillin directly to patients to help treat strep A infections, amid temporary supply issues of the antibiotic.
Strep A infections tend to increase in the winter and peak in the spring, but this year cases are rising at an earlier point than usual - which is probably down to changes in the normal cycle of infections, because of the Covid pandemic and increased social mixing. Doctors can prescribe penicillin antibiotics at home to help treat mild infections, but severe cases need to be treated in hospital.
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