Even when various pharmaceutical laboratories warned of a shortage of medicines in Mexico, in Merida it has not happened
MÉRIDA, Yucatán.— The advance of the omicron, variant of coronavirus that causes the disease Covid-19, in Merida yet it has not caused a shortage of anti-flu drugs, in well-known pharmacy chains, where you can buy pills and syrups of different brands.
Increasing demand for anti-flu
Users reported that if the demand for anti-influenza has increased which are sometimes prescribed by doctors or bought on their own.
And so far they have found anti-flu, analgesics, anti-inflammatories, among other medications that are requested in this pandemic.
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They commented that some pharmacy clerks told them that the demand for anti-flu medications has increased because Omicron is like the flu, however, they pointed out that it is not common for these medications to be out of supply during the winter season.
What they did warn them is that since there is a high demand, it is possible that the medical products that they currently have in stock will run out.
Shortage in Mexico
They stated that various news reports have reported a shortage in Mexico of several anti-flu medications, and they insisted that these medications are still for sale in the Yucatecan capital for the population and they hope that there will not be a shortage, since there has been Increased demand, especially for oral suspensions, as treatments to calm cough.
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Afrin, Contac, Agrifen, Next, Desenfriol, Analgen, among others, can be bought in pharmacies, from different chains and with a presence in different parts of the city, and what is happening in other cities has not yet happened in Mérida.
Labs version
As we reported, according to the newspaper “El Financiero” the PISA, Sanofi, Bayer Chinoin and GlaxoSmithKline laboratories warned that there is a shortage of six products from their portfolio: Agrifen, Antiflu-des, Vitacilina, Aderogyl, Afrin and Contac.
To date they do not know when their sale to pharmacies in Mexico can be restored.
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