CHICAGO -- Katie Casas’ 9-year-old son had already spent two feverish weeks suffering with the flu when his ear began to ache.
Casas took him to his pediatrician last week, who diagnosed him with an ear infection and prescribed amoxicillin, a normally common antibiotic. The doctor sent the prescription to a nearby pharmacy.
This time, however, the pharmacy didn’t have the medication on hand. Like pharmacies across the country, it had run out, forcing Casas to go elsewhere.
