Local US Drugstores Lack Antibiotics, Kids’ Medicines, Adderall

Hundreds of US community pharmacies are having trouble stocking antibiotics, common over-the-counter therapies for children and a widely used drug for ADHD as shortages persist.

About four out of five pharmacies reported problems filling prescriptions for the antibiotic amoxicillin in a National Community Pharmacists Association survey completed by 332 stores at the end of January. Some 93% were short of children’s pain and fever medicines, according to the survey, and 97% lacked access to adequate supplies of branded or generic Adderall, the treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

All the drugs have been in short supply in the US or Canada for ...