Overseas supply issues are leading to a shortage in some antibiotic medications used to treat illnesses such as pneumonia and strep throat.
Pharmacy Guild NSW vice president Adele Tahan said a number of antibiotics were proving difficult for pharmacies to source.
Melbourne pharmacist Andrew Farmer said he was having to come up with alternatives in order to meet the shortfall in medications. Ms Tahan said the issues affecting Australian supplies of antibiotics were mostly logistical and not related to any increase in demand. She said part of the problem was that the price of antibiotics in Australia had dropped and it was no longer a key market for many manufacturers.
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