From the point of view of a federal institute, the shortage of fever juices for children is partly due to the fact that some pharmacies and wholesalers are overstocking their warehouses and the medicines are not available elsewhere. The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices announced on Monday that there would still be a distribution problem. Another reason for the bottlenecks is the increased number of respiratory infections in children, which increases demand.
The Advisory Board of the Federal Institute strongly recommends pharmacies and wholesalers “not to stock up for more than a week, as this leads to undersupply elsewhere”. In addition, it should be checked whether tablets with the same active ingredient are an alternative for older children – children from the age of four can take divisible tablets with paracetamol and children from the age of six with ibuprofen.
BfArM on delivery bottlenecks
