Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Feb 2020
Frustration as life-saving EpiPens sit in warehouses, pharmacists out of stock
19 February 2020 - The peak body for Australians with severe allergies is calling on pharmacists to stock up on life-saving EpiPens, blaming "complacent" chemist owners for failing to restock weeks after a national shortage was resolved.
Parents have been phoning Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia chief executive Maria Said to complain they cannot get their hands on an EpiPen Junior for their child, despite the distributor having "an abundance of stock", she said.
"Many pharmacists have become complacent," Ms Said told the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. "During a crisis, they need to be calling wholesalers and placing an order every week - but many are not doing it unless pushed to by the consumer ... We're frustrated, customers are continuing to contact us."
