Availability of Gardasil
I did want to relate an email exchange I had recently with a reader who was having problems finding a pharmacy carrying Gardasil. She had seen a doctor and they did not have the vaccine so he wrote her a prescription. The vaccine comes is in a pref-illed syringe according to the prescribing information. Her normal pharmacy, CVS said it was “backordered” and they would not get it for some time. She was asking me for recommendations, I gave her some suggestion such as calling the Merck number for information about the vaccine but she finally tracked it down on her own at her local Walmart.
This sort of situation isn’t uncommon for newly approved drugs or vaccines. It takes a wile for the supply chain to fill and for the drugs to make it to your local pharmacy. If you are looking for a new drug, call you local pharmacy and ask about the availability and when they think they will have it in stock. Also larger corporations such as Walgreens or Walart are likely to have it sooner since they buy in large quantities. Hopefully, this will help someone else who may be in a similar situation.
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