Ontario mother struggles to find specialty baby formula amid nationwide shortage
Korytko had to throw out 12 cans of contaminated formula when the recall was announced. She was able to get a prescription for the second option, Nutramigen hypoallergenic baby formula, because of Rylee's milk allergy. The Korytko family didn't feel the pressure of the shortage until pharmacies began running out in April.
"There's a decision tree that's been circulated for health-care professionals, for us to know how to prioritize which babies really need the more medicalized formulas," Dr. Ratcliffe said.on its website that offers generic alternatives to the Enfamil and Abbott formulas, but Korytko said there are no hydrolyzed hypoallergenic options.
There's been a hypoallergenic baby formula shortage since February and it has left shelves across Canada empty. It has been out of stock for so long that Korytko says some pharmacies have decided to stop carrying it. "I've had a couple moms reach out to her from the [United] states, like, offering to send me formula," she said. "That would really be hard, especially with the cost of shipping, but it's been super generous."Every time Korytko feeds Rylee, she calculates how much formula she has left and how long it will last.
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