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Germany to pay more for child medicines amid supply shortage

Medicines are seen in a cabinet in an apartment in Berlin, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. The German government said Tuesday that it will allow insurance companies to pay more for pediatric medication that is in short supply in the country. Germans have been scrambling to find basic drugs such as painkillers in recent weeks, amid delivery bottlenecks and higher-than-usual demand. (Stephanie Pilick/dpa via AP)

Medicines such as cough syrup, lozenges and ointment are seen on a table in an apartment in Berlin, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. The German government said Tuesday that it will allow insurance companies to pay more for pediatric medication that is in short supply in the country. Germans have been scrambling to find basic drugs such as painkillers in recent weeks, amid delivery bottlenecks and higher-than-usual demand. (Stephanie Pilick/dpa via AP)

Germany to pay more for child medicines amid supply shortage