Baby formula shortage hits NYC parents, special needs kids hard
By Carl Campanile,
Steven Vago,
Khristina Narizhnaya and
Emily Crane
May 12, 2022 7:05pm Updated
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Babies aren’t the only ones impacted by the crippling formula crisis: Special needs kids – and their frantic parents – are also feeling the brunt.
As parents continue to trawl the bare aisles of New York stores, pharmacies are also struggling to make ends meet for the young children who have ongoing prescriptions for formula.
Roger Paganelli, the owner of the mom-and-pop Mount Carmel Pharmacy in the Bronx, told The Post he has “hundreds of patients” who are fed formula out of medical necessity – including kids who have tubes in their stomachs because they’re unable to ingest food.
“These are complex, special needs patients,” Paganelli said Thursday.
Some parents have regular, scheduled pickups for the prescription formula — but the pharmacy is now having to ration it out to make sure every child gets a portion.
“We’re trying to balance and ration as best as we can. It’s a very sensitive situation. These are hard decisions to make,” Paganelli said.
https://nypost.com/2022/05/12/baby-formula-shortage-hits-nyc-parents-special-needs-kids-hard/
