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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

GPs and pharmacies ‘struggling to obtain antibiotics to treat strep A’

Amoxicillin
There has been a surge in prescriptions for amoxicillin and penicillin since October and particularly last month. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

GPs and pharmacists say they are struggling to get hold of antibiotics for infections including strep A, as the government continues to insist there are no shortages.

It comes as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the number of children under 15 who had died from invasive strep A illness in England had risen to 13, taking the UK total to 15.

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