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Flu Patients Struggle to Find Tamiflu as Virus Surges Across US
The antiviral medication is considered in shortage but the scale is still being determined, according to data from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, which keeps track of drug supply.
Photographer: Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesThe antiviral treatment Tamiflu is in short supply in parts of the US, as patients and pharmacists battle one of the worst flu seasons in decades.
A Walgreens store outside of Macon, Georgia, has experienced shortages for weeks – especially for the capsule version of the flu treatment. Normally, the pharmacy can receive supply overnight, but now it’s taking two to three days, according to one of the store’s pharmacists.