Several city pharmacies who spoke to Postmedia on Thursday said they had received shipments of children’s Tylenol following Health Canada’s announcement last month it had procured one million bottles of foreign-produced supply.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“We’re just trying to help people out. I would say every day we get one or two, maybe even three people coming to the store or phoning looking for kids’ Tylenol or Advil.” Alberta Health Services, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday, has previouslyHealth Canada said Thursday the supply of many over-the-counter pediatric acetaminophen and ibuprofen products remains limited in parts of the country.
Provincial data released Thursday showed 1,515 new lab-confirmed influenza cases during the week ending Nov. 26. That’s down from 1,566 cases the week before, the first decline since the season began in October.