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Emily Stedman

Calpol shortage 2023: Why the medicine is in short supply and where to buy online

an extreme close up of 3 Calpol medicine boxes on a supermarket shelf

Wondering why you can't get your hands on the famous kid-friendly pink medicine? Here's what we know of the Calpol shortage affecting the UK currently.

Low stock and supply chain issues have become more common place of late. The ongoing egg shortage began in Summer 2022, whilst the first few months of 2023 brought with it a tomato shortage, plus other fruit and vegetable shortages, which left many supermarket shelves bare and shoppers having to go without.

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