Liquid Ibuprofen Shortage with Pharmac Director of Operations Lisa Williams: January 19, 2023

A shortage of ethics brand liquid ibuprofen is seeing the drug put on strict allocation. 

Due to unprecedented demand and shipping delays, the painkiller medication is seeing lower stock in Aotearoa that will likely last until the end of the month. 

Dr Stuart Dalziel from Starship Children's Hospital has called this shortage into concern, due to how it forces some to shop around between different stores. 

To learn more about the issue, Liam spoke to Lisa Williams, the director of operations at Pharmac.