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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Emma Gill

Parents travelling miles and waiting days to get hold of antibiotics for poorly kids

Parents say they are being forced to travel miles from home to get hold of antibiotics for their sick children.

An unseasonably early rise in Strep A infections has seen demand for commonly prescribed treatments such as penicillin and amoxicillin soar.

But in many cases mums and dads have been struggling to find places with the medicines in stock.

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