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Abundance of flu creates shortage of Tamiflu
By Meghan Schiller
Story Updated: Jan 3, 2013 at 5:49 PM EST
GRANGER, Ind. -- So many people have the flu that it's now hard to get one of the most popular treatments, Tamiflu.
Body aches, high fever, a cough, sounds like a case of the flu. But before running out to the local pharmacy, make sure they still have Tamiflu on the shelf.
"It seems that we can get it in stock, it's just not as high of quantity numbers that we normally have seen,? said Matthew Mahler, Pharmacist at Merrill Pharmacy.
The Walgreens on Ironwood Road said they're running very low.
Others only have one form of the medication- capsules for adults or liquid for children.
The maker of the drug, Genentech, says it's experiencing a delay in shipments...
Abundance of flu creates shortage of Tamiflu
By Meghan Schiller
Story Updated: Jan 3, 2013 at 5:49 PM EST
GRANGER, Ind. -- So many people have the flu that it's now hard to get one of the most popular treatments, Tamiflu.
Body aches, high fever, a cough, sounds like a case of the flu. But before running out to the local pharmacy, make sure they still have Tamiflu on the shelf.
"It seems that we can get it in stock, it's just not as high of quantity numbers that we normally have seen,? said Matthew Mahler, Pharmacist at Merrill Pharmacy.
The Walgreens on Ironwood Road said they're running very low.
Others only have one form of the medication- capsules for adults or liquid for children.
The maker of the drug, Genentech, says it's experiencing a delay in shipments...