EpiPen injectors, relied on by people with life-threatening anaphylactic allergies, are in such short supply Canadian pharmacies are likely to run out of adult doses before new supplies arrive at the end of August.
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From EpiPens to antibiotics, report finds Canada’s drug shortages could be getting worse
A study by the C.D. Howe Institute heard from patients who said they had to delay treatments or switch to inferior alternatives because they couldn’t fill their prescriptions.
Some EpiPens, used to treat life-threatening allergic reaction, in short supply
The Canadian distributor of the EpiPen says there is a shortage of one size of the emergency treatment for people at risk of life-threatening allergic reactions.
EpiPens recalled in the U.S., Canada not affected
A recall of the emergency anti-allergy medicine EpiPen is expanding to the U.S., Europe, Asia and South America because the allergy shots may not work. CBC | Health News
