Canada says imports of children’s fever medication will ease shortage

For months, acetaminophen and ibuprofen for young children have been in short supply as the country battles coinciding waves of coronavirus, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus. Photograph: Radharc Images/Alamy

Canada’s public health agency has said that foreign shipments of children’s fever medication will help ease a nationwide shortage that has left families desperate and hospitals overwhelmed.

“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,” Health Canada said in a release on Monday.