‘No other option’: GPs ask parents to crush amoxicillin tablets as children’s syrup runs short
Townsville GP Dr Michael Clements says there are now concerns the remaining amoxicillin supplies will also dry up
An ongoing amoxicillin syrup shortage has left many GPs with no other option than to advise parents to crush adult doses for children or prescribe a ‘less targeted’ antibiotic, the RACGP says.
Last week, the TGA advised that all strengths of amoxicillin syrup, capsules and tables were in short supply due to manufacturing issues at a major supplier.
RACGP rural health chair Dr Michael Clements said the shortages had now reached a critical stage.
“[We’ve] just been told by the pharmacist amoxicillin is not available in syrup form,” Townsville-based Dr Clements told 6minutes.
