Walgreens puts a halt to the sale of children’s fever medicine

Walgreens has ended limits it had imposed recently for online purchases of children’s over-the-counter fever reducing products.

According to the drugstore chain a better supply allowed it to lift its six-product restriction. The company did not place any limits on in-store purchases.

Last month both Walgreens and CVS Health restricted purchases of some over-the-counter children’s medicines citing supply issues. CVS Health put a two-product limit on all children’s pain relief products bought through its pharmacies or online.

A CVS Health spokesperson said Tuesday that some limits on children’s medications are still in place. She didn’t give a timeline for when it might end.

A combination of a rapid start to the U.S. flu season and a rise in other respiratory diseases caused a surge in the demand for fever relief products that can be bought without prescription.

Shortages of medicines like Children’s Tylenol developed, varying around the country and sometimes even within communities.

Experts who monitor the situation of medicine shortages stated in December that this problem could continue through the winter cold and flu season. However, they cautioned that the problem should not be as severe as recent shortages of prescription drugs or baby formula.