Pharmacists allowed to supply alternative antibiotics amid ongoing supply issues

The government has issued serious shortage protocols (SSPs) for three liquid forms of phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin V) to allow pharmacists to dispense alternative presentations of the medicine if they are out of stock.

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