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Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane

Strep A: London parents describe ‘nightmare’ trying to get antibiotics

Pharmacies have reported a shortage of antibiotics used to treat Strep A (Stock image)

(Picture: PA Wire)

London parents have described the process of sourcing antibiotics for children suffering from Strep A as a “nightmare”, despite health officials denying any shortages of key treatments.

Several parents with children struck down by the infection told the Standard they had struggled to find Penicillin V and amoxicillin amid an unprecedented spike in demand in the past fortnight.

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