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Health chiefs have warned of antibiotic shortages across Scotland because of soaring Strep A infections nationwide.
The email went on to say that “surges in purchasing have led to temporary stock-outs of some of the lines at wholesale level and there is variation in stockholding at pharmacy levels”. "I’ve spoken to the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer and had guarantees around the stock and supply, so we’ll keep a close eye on it, but there’s no supply issues on antibiotics.”
Top news stories today While there have been no deaths in Scotland, 13 children under 10 have contracted iGAS and around 1200 Scots children have been diagnosed with Strep A since October. She phoned more than 20 pharmacies and none could give her the medication. She had to return to her GP for an alternative drug and struggled to get that one too.
Baillie said: “If this is happening here, there is a real risk it could be happening in different parts of the country.” Last night, a Scottish Government spokesman insisted there was an “adequate supply of antibiotics to treat Strep A in the UK”.
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