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MARAC Advisory Statement: Update on Penicillin Shortages
April 13, 2023 – SCDAA’s Medical and Research Advisory Committee is still receiving reports of intermittent shortages of penicillin VK liquid. Below is a slight update to the statement released on this topic in January.


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