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Pharmacy ‘fortunate’ amid medication shortage

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Veteran pharmacist and owner of the Uraidla Cottage Pharmacy, Joanna Heather, says she had a “gut feeling” over a year ago that prescription drug supply shortages were on the way.

Throughout December and January, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced nationwide shortages of antibiotics (including amoxicillin, cefalexin and metronidazole) and the diabetic medication Ozempic.

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