Six types of Benylin and Nurofen for children among medicines in short supply

Male hand of man in hospital pours cough syrup from brown bottle into plastic spoon

There are now 224 medicines out of stock in Ireland, up from 212 earlier in the week and 187 before Christmas as the EU plans to bring in drug stockpiling to address shortages.

Six types of Benylin cough syrup are in short supply, two types of Amoxicillin antibiotics, and one type of Nurofen for children along with ongoing shortages of HRT for menopausal women.