FDA recently added the commonly prescribed antibiotic amoxicillin — specifically, a powdered form for children — to a list of drugs with shortages. This may be connected to RSV outbreaks.

Industry shortage of amoxicillin is hitting drugstores as children head back to school and common infections spread.

Liquid amoxicillin is recommended for young children because taking pills and tablets is usually difficult for them.

Amoxicillin, the most prescribed antibiotic in the country, is in short supply as parents and pediatricians look ahead to the coming respiratory illness season.

Amoxicillin capsules and tablets have not been affected by the shortage, according to the FDA, but young children often can’t swallow pills and instead rely on liquids.

There is a shortage of amoxicillin powder for suspension, used to give the drug orally to children. But doctors say there's no reason to panic because there are alternatives.

Cases of strep throat are on the rise again amid a shortage of the liquid form of the antibiotic, amoxicillin, often used to treat the infection in children.

MINNEAPOLIS — Doctors are seeing a concerning shortage of the antibiotic amoxicillin, which is commonly used to treat ear infections, strep throat and pneumonia in kids. The FDA says the ...

While children’s hospitals around the country have reported surges in the respiratory condition RSV, amoxicillin is not used to treat RSV, which is a virus.

Amoxicillin capsules and tablets have not been affected by the shortage, according to the FDA, but young children often can’t swallow pills and instead rely on liquids.

The Food and Drug Administration reported on its website there is a shortage of amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, which is given to children because it is easier than swallowing a pill.