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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander

Canada is suffering a worrying shortage of children’s fever medication

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Canada has turned to foreign markets to acquire children’s fever medication amid a nationwide shortage that has prompted hospitals to grow overcome with patients.

The Canadian public health agency Health Canada said in a statement on Monday that “we are announcing that we have secured foreign supply of children’s acetaminophen that will be available for sale at retail and in community pharmacies in the coming weeks”.

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