The Shortage of Amoxicillin: An Escalating Public Health Crisis in Pediatrics Faced by Several Western Countries.

The antibiotic amoxicillin is usually recommended as a first-line treatment for many common infections affecting children, including otitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, and strep throat1. It is an effective, relatively inexpensive drug that is available in generic formulations2. For years pediatricians have feared a major health crisis caused by the growing phenomenon of antibiotic resistance3. Among the various causes, including unnecessary use of antibiotics in agriculture, poor sanitation practices, and poor infection control in hospitals and clinics, overuse and misuse of antibiotics in clinical practice have been recognized to be the main factors accelerating antibiotic resistance4.

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