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The province purchased the liquid acetaminophen late in the fall as hospitals were under strain from a spike in several respiratory illnesses.

People across the country are struggling to find adult cold, cough and flu medications, right on the heels of a children's fever and pain medication shortage that still hasn't been fully resolved.

Once an apothecary and general store, the Kam Wah Chung museum in John Day, Ore. looks much like it did in the 1940s. 

Health Canada hasn't yet approved the distribution of the drug to community pharmacies, which some say would make a bigger difference in easing supply strain.

Their effect appears to help over time.

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Demand for semaglutide spiked after Musk tweeted that Wegovy helped him lose weight. That's a problem for patients with Type 2 diabetes or obesity who can't fill their prescriptions.