Surge in syphilis cases leads some providers to ration penicillin
A shortage of a specific penicillin injection that is the go-to treatment for syphilis is so severe that public health agencies have recommended that providers ration the drug.
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A shortage of a specific penicillin injection that is the go-to treatment for syphilis is so severe that public health agencies have recommended that providers ration the drug.
A shortage of a specific penicillin injection that is the go-to treatment for syphilis is so severe that public health agencies have recommended that providers ration the drug.
A shortage of a specific penicillin injection that is the go-to treatment for syphilis is so severe that public health agencies have recommended that providers ration the drug.
Cases of the sexually transmitted disease have shot up more than 2,000 percent from 6,862 in 2002 to 203,500 in 2022, and US rates are at a 70-year high.
A shortage of a specific penicillin injection that is the go-to treatment for syphilis is so severe that public health agencies have recommended that providers ration the drug.