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Strep A: Pharmacists forced to pay £11 for course of antibiotics

Pharmacy representatives have repeatedly warned that they cannot fill all antibiotic prescriptions.

The Independent UK

Strep A: Pharmacies still facing ‘serious issues’ with antibiotic supply

Industry boss warns pharmacies making huge losses as wholesale prices of antibiotics surge

Evening Standard

Antibiotics in short supply across Australia as GPs call for fix to ‘increasing problem’

TGA allows pharmacists to provide alternative drugs without doctor approval to help patients through shortage

The Guardian - AU

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WHO warns of surging antibiotic resistance from bacterial infections

A new World Health Organization survey of over 80 countries finds heightened resistance to antibiotics from common and life-threatening infections.

ABC News

Warning over lack of antibiotics to treat Strep A in Scotland as infections soar

As the death toll in the UK from Strep A reached 16 yesterday, GPs were warned them to expect drug shortages to last for the rest of the year.

Daily Record

Pharmacists warn of price gouging over Strep A antibiotic shortage as prices soar

Exclusive: Pharmacists say cost of antibiotics has increased tenfold as shortages hit

The Independent UK

Strep A: Warning of rush on antibiotics over parents’ fears of infections

The UK Health Security Agency has said that the rise in Strep A cases is most likely due to increased social mixing

Evening Standard

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Bristol dad makes seven trips to the chemist to find antibiotics for two-year-old daughter

“We’re in a supposedly developed part of the world with a good medical system, and I can’t get basic antibiotics"

Bristol Post

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

Comments from representative bodies as government continues to insist there are no shortages

The Guardian - UK

Will preventive antibiotics stop deadly strep A among schoolchildren?

Nine UK children have died of strep A infections in recent weeks. How is the government responding?

The Guardian - UK

Scarlet fever cases rise tenfold as parents struggle to find Strep A antibiotics

Pharmacists say they are struggling to get their hands on antibiotics to treat Strep A infections - despite the government insisting there is no shortage

The Independent UK

Welsh pharmacies report shortage of antibiotics to treat Strep A

There has been a rise in cases of Strep A in the UK

Wales Online

UK pharmacists report shortages of strep A antibiotics

Health secretary says government ‘not aware’ of issue but some independent outlets say stocks running low

The Guardian - UK

Strep A: ‘Patchy’ penicillin supply as demand for antibiotics rises

‘We simply cannot get the products. It’s patchy,’ industry boss says

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Daily Mirror

Pharmacist warns against major mistake people make when suffering from cold and flu

A pharmacist has shared the common mistakes people make when they're suffering from the common cold or a bout of the flu - including trying to 'nip it in the bud' and taking antibiotics

Evening Standard

Some GPs may lack antibiotics for Strep A but UK has ‘good’ supplies, says Health Secretary

Steve Barclay said parents should be ‘vigilant’ about the risk of children getting seriously ill from Strep A

Fortune

Doctors are over-prescribing antibiotics during the tripledemic. The shortage could hurt those who truly need them

Some formulations of amoxicillin aren’t available this fall. It’s not the only tripledemic-related drug pharmacies are coming up short on.

Wales Online

OK for antibiotics to be given to groups of children during Strep A outbreaks

Lack of mixing due to the Covid pandemic plus susceptibility in children probably 'bringing forward the normal scarlet fever season'

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The Independent UK

NHS issues antibiotic-resistant diphtheria warning after cases found in Europe

Both Switzerland and Germany report cases of antibiotic-resistant diptheria

The Independent UK

Antibiotics ‘can be given to groups of children during Strep A outbreaks’

Guidance on scarlet fever outbreaks says antibiotics can be given on a case-by-case basis.

The Guardian - UK

Children at risk of strep A in England could be given preventive antibiotics

‘Rare’ blanket measure may be used at primary schools after at least nine UK deaths from bacterial infection

Chronicle Live

Antibiotics could be given to children in schools to stop Strep A, reports say

Eight young people are believed to have died from an invasive form of Strep A and parents are being urged to look out for symptoms in their children

The Independent UK

Strep A: Antibiotics could be given to children in ‘rare’ move after eighth child dies

It comes after an eighth child died from Strep A

Evening Standard

Strep A: Antibiotics could be given to children en masse’ after eighth death

It comes after an eighth child died from Strep A.

Wales Online

Rare blanket move may see children given antibiotics after eighth Strep A death

The UKHSA said the preventative measure would be 'exceptional'

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