CVS and Walgreens limit sales of children's meds as the 'tripledemic' drives demand

A CVS pharmacy in California running low on children's pain and fever relief medicines, pictured earlier this month. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

The nation's two largest pharmacy chains are limiting purchases of children's pain relief medicine amid a so-called "tripledemic" of respiratory infections this winter.

Both CVS and Walgreens announced Monday that demand had strained in-store availability across the country of children's formulations of acetaminophen and ibuprofen, both of which aim to reduce pain and fevers.