{"id":17138,"date":"2023-01-26T10:08:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T15:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&p=17138"},"modified":"2023-01-26T10:08:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T15:08:56","slug":"sen-ossoff-demands-answers-on-shortage-of-childrens-pain-and-fever-reducing-medicine","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-demands-answers-on-shortage-of-childrens-pain-and-fever-reducing-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff Demands Answers on Shortage of Children\u2019s Pain and Fever-Reducing Medicine<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sen. Ossoff pushes for answers on lack of children\u2019s medication on shelves of<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

local retailers in Georgia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experts report that most children with respiratory illnesses can be remedied with at-home treatments<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington, D.C. <\/strong>\u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is demanding answers from three pharmaceutical companies on the shortage of over-the-counter children\u2019s pain and fever-reducing medications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, Sen. Ossoff launched inquiries with GlaxoSmithKline (Haleon), Johnson & Johnson, and Perrigo on the shortage of over-the-counter children and infant\u2019s medicine in Georgia \u2014 calling for a swift remedy to the shelving shortages across Georgia and nationwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to The Atlanta-Journal Constitution<\/a>, parents in metro Atlanta are struggling to find cold and flu medication for their children, and some pharmacy chains are still limiting purchases on these important products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is extremely scary for a parent to hold a sick child, unable to provide the medicine that child needs to feel better or lower a fever,\u201d Sen. Ossoff said.<\/strong> \u201cI write to inquire regarding continuing reports that Georgia\u2019s parents and guardians are having a hard time finding children\u2019s over-the-counter pain and fever-reducing medications amidst this winter\u2019s spike in viral infections.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The American Academy of Pediatrics has stated that most children with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), flu, and other respiratory illnesses can be treated and managed at home, making it essential for families to be able to buy children\u2019s medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the latest in Sen. Ossoff\u2019s work to protect children and families across Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, following reports about lead contamination risks in children\u2019s sippy cups, Sen. Ossoff fought for answers<\/a> on the health risks posed by the contamination and how to ensure the safety of child drinking cups moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Sens. Ossoff and Warnock also helped secured a major $300 million investment into the Augusta University and Grady Health Systems to improve maternal and pediatric health care<\/a>access for families across the state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a> to read Sen. Ossoff\u2019s letters to the three companies.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sen. Ossoff pushes for answers on lack of children\u2019s medication on shelves of local retailers in Georgia Experts report that most children with respiratory illnesses can be remedied with at-home treatments Washington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is demanding answers from three pharmaceutical companies on the shortage of over-the-counter children\u2019s pain and fever-reducing medications. This […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17138","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/17138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-releases"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/17138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17140,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/17138\/revisions\/17140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}