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Norway pneumonia rise empties pharmacies
Published on Thursday, 5th January, 2012 at 15:32 under the news category, by Lyndsey Smith .
Recent months? increase in Mycoplasma Pneumonia has stocks of the antibiotics, reports say.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health first warned of the rise at the beginning of December last year. Reported incidents reached 25 percent in southern and western parts of the country.
Erythromycin has been prescribed for those suffering with the illness but pharmacies have now run out of this drug.
?We are concerned about the situation. Currently, we have replacement drugs, but we fear that they will run out too,? the Norwegian Medicines Agency Steinar Madsen told NRK...
Norway pneumonia rise empties pharmacies
Published on Thursday, 5th January, 2012 at 15:32 under the news category, by Lyndsey Smith .
Recent months? increase in Mycoplasma Pneumonia has stocks of the antibiotics, reports say.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health first warned of the rise at the beginning of December last year. Reported incidents reached 25 percent in southern and western parts of the country.
Erythromycin has been prescribed for those suffering with the illness but pharmacies have now run out of this drug.
?We are concerned about the situation. Currently, we have replacement drugs, but we fear that they will run out too,? the Norwegian Medicines Agency Steinar Madsen told NRK...