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By Canadian Press

Alberta says first shipment of kid’s pain reliever has arrived, will go to hospitals

Jan 19, 2023 | 8:42 AM

EDMONTON – The Alberta government says its first shipment of children’s pain reliever it ordered has arrived and will be distributed to hospitals immediately.

The province purchased the liquid acetaminophen late in the fall as hospitals were under strain from a spike in several respiratory illnesses.

In a release late Wednesday, the United Conservative Party government said the shipment of 250,000 bottles will bolster supply and ensure that children who are being treated at hospitals can get the pain and fever relief they need.

The government says when an additional supply of 4.75 million bottles with child-proof caps arrives they will be distributed to pharmacies for sale to the public at usual retail prices.

Parents across Canada have scrambled to manage their children’s fever and pain as rates of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and influenza skyrocketed amid a shortage of medications.

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The full cost of Alberta’s medication purchase has not been released.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 18, 2023.

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