FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Harni Patel, pharmacist and owner of Tamarac Pharmacy, finds herself fielding calls daily from panicked parents of feverish children searching for everything from Children’s Tylenol to Amoxicillin to Tamiflu.
Flu season has hit hard in South Florida, and drug shortages rippling through the country are creating nightmares for those who get sick.
“Parents are coming to the pharmacy to find an antibiotic and then when can’t find what they need, they leave to go to another,” Patel said. “They often have a sick child with them, and they are distraught that they cannot get their medication.”
