CVS and Walgreens to restrict purchases of kids's ache and fever drugs

CVS and Walgreens are limiting purchases of kids's ache reduction and fever-reducing drugs as demand stays excessive resulting from a continued surge in respiratory viruses, together with the flu and respiratory syntactical virus or RSV.

CVS is just permitting prospects to purchase two merchandise every of pediatric ache reduction drugs for in-person and on-line purchases, whereas Walgreens will prohibit on-line orders to 6 merchandise however place no limits on in-person purchases.

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"To make sure equitable entry for all our prospects, there may be at present a two (2) product restrict on all kids’s ache reduction merchandise in any respect CVS Pharmacy places and cvs.com. We’re dedicated to assembly our prospects’ wants and are working with our suppliers to make sure continued entry to those gadgets," CVS mentioned in a press release to the Washington Examiner.

A wide range of pediatric chilly and flu drugs, together with kids's Tylenol, Motrin, and Advil, are in brief provide throughout the nation as a result of producers are unable to maintain up with the demand created by the rise in sicknesses.

Walgreens mentioned it has been working to satisfy calls for for over-the-counter drugs by partnering with new and present pharmaceutical suppliers and distributors to "reduce the affect and inconvenience for our sufferers and prospects."

In the meantime, Walmart mentioned it has not skilled any provide shortfalls for over-the-counter pediatric drugs and won't be instituting any buy limits presently.