Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2017
The drugs we couldn't get enough of: more than 200 cases of shortages over six years
7 December 2017 - Drugs to treat depression, Parkinson's disease, head lice, scabies and migraines ran out 11 times over four years, and others have been in short supply 211 times, PHARMAC figures reveal.
The shortages mean some patients have to pick up supplies every week as they trickle in.
"It's a massive pain in the a..., and it puts a lot of pressure on the pharmacy," Wellington pharmacist Ben Latty said.
