SPARTA, Mo. – Heading into 2023, pharmacies across the nation continue to struggle to keep medications in stock.
The shortages are impacting local pharmacists as they navigate how to treat patients.
“We’re seeing shortages on children antibiotics, liquid Tylenol and Ibuprofen for children over the counter,” said Libby Phillips, who is a pharmacist at Phillips Pharmacy in Sparta. “Many of the stimulant medications that are used to usually treat like ADHD.”
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