SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Pharmacies in the Bay Area are rationing the cough syrup that doctors prescribe for upper respiratory infections due to the severe flu season.
Because so many people have nasty coughs associated with the flu season, patients are likely to only receive half the dosage doctors prescribe.
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“It seems like all of San Francisco is sick,” Dr. Paul Abramson of My Medical Group told KPIX 5.
