U.S. is running out of common children’s antibiotic Amoxicillin

A common antibiotic used to treat ear and sinus infections in children is in short supply in the US.

Four drugmakers who sell nearly all the amoxicillin in the country have limited stock of some doses of the liquid form of the medication.

The Food and Drug Association (FDA) has blamed an increase in demand for the shortage — with respiratory illnesses at unseasonably high levels.

Officials were made aware of the issue in late October when a growing number of patients were forced to shop around multiple pharmacies to get the drug.

It comes amid shortages of the ADHD drug Adderall and oxytocin, a drug commonly used during childbirth. Both of these shortages are due to supply chain issues.

Drug shortages have been exacerbated by the pandemic, which caused a surge in demand for some medications and led to staff shortages.