Britain could run out of widely used medicines for children, health experts warn

Due to the change in season, the risk of illness increases in people. Illnesses like cold-cough and fever are most common. There are many medications available to treat these diseases in the elderly. But the biggest problem is the children. Doctors avoid giving medicines for these diseases especially to children under one year of age. Drug options for these diseases are also very few. Small children are given medicines like paracetamol or calpol for fever. But there is one country in the world which has issued a warning about these drugs. These medicines are not available at any medical store due to shortage.

Children's lives at risk due to drug shortages

A UK health expert warned, 'Drug companies like Calpol, Gavisco and Lemcip are about to run out of stock in the country. If children get flu in such a situation, it will be very difficult to treat them. There is a shortage of medicines in many pharmacies and chemists in the country. It contains liquid paracetamol and ibuprofen. These medicines are given to children in flu. If the shortage of these medicines continues like this, the problem of children may increase in the future. Lack of medicine will lead to delay in treatment which may even put children's lives at risk.

Pharmacists are looking for alternatives to drugs

Pharmacists in the UK are looking for alternatives to these drugs. So that if someone falls ill, he does not have to face this shortage. However, another thing is also coming to the fore that not only children's medicines, but also medicines for many other common diseases are out of stock in this country. Now people are suspecting whether their supply has been cut off deliberately to increase the prices of the drugs or because these drugs are shipped from India and China, their supply has been cut off.