The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reported a shortage in the United States of the oral solution of amoxicillin, an antibiotic that’s widely used for bacterial infections, amid reports from authorities in several other countries of shortages of the same drug.
Amoxicillin, a popular antibiotic in the United States, has over 15 million prescriptions written each year. It is the first-line therapy treatment for many acute bacterial infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is commonly prescribed for children to treat conditions such as ear infections, strep throat, sinus infections, whooping cough, and urinary tract infections.
