Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jul 2020
COVID-19: PHARMAC warns pandemic could disrupt supply of paracetamol, other medicines
21 July 2020 - PHARMAC warns the COVID-19 pandemic could disrupt not only the supply of paracetamol, but other medications too.
Over one million paracetamol tablets are prescribed in New Zealand every day. PHARMAC has secured a small supply for the short-term, but due to the rapid global spread of COVID-19, it and other medications are facing manufacturing and supply problems.
Paracetamol is still generally available, but it's the funded brand that's a problem, PHARMAC director of operations Lisa Williams says.
