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Local Facebook pages are filled with parents begging others to share such medications as children香蕉视频直播檚 Tylenol and Advil.

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The Record visited multiple Mission pharmacies and found empty shelves for the product.

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Health Canada says special imports of ibuprofen from the U.S. are waiting for distribution, while acetaminophen imports from Australia are imminent.

It isn香蕉视频直播檛 saying how much is expected or how the stock will be split among hospitals.

Barry Power, editor-in-chief of the Canadian Pharmacists Association, told the Canadian Press that while supply chain interruptions have contributed to the problem, an unexpected summer spike in the circulation of respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, seems to be driving high consumer demand, said Power.

Drug manufacturers are ramping up production to get these pain relievers back in stock come fall cold and flu season, he added.

A months-long shortage of children香蕉视频直播檚 pain and fever medication has sent many parents and caregivers scouring bare shelves and swapping tips on drug sightings.

As media reports have stoked unfounded concerns that children香蕉视频直播檚 pain relievers now require a doctor香蕉视频直播檚 note, Power cautioned parents against making panic purchases.

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Some children香蕉视频直播檚 hospitals have taken steps to maintain supplies of liquid Tylenol and Advil for patients who are admitted, and are helping find solutions for children who are discharged.

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A spokesman for Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada, an industry group that counts Johnson & Johnson as a member, said there are 香蕉视频直播減ockets香蕉视频直播� of Canada where shortages have happened, but downplayed the severity of the issue.

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As Canadians have emerged from COVID-19 lockdown, there is high demand for cold and flu medication, said Michelle Wasylyshen, a spokeswoman for the Retail Council of Canada.

There have been rolling shortages of certain pain relievers in recent months, and some places have been hit harder than others, said Wasylyshen.

- With additional reporting by the Canadian Press

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