Drugstore chains limit purchases of children's pain-relief medicine

The unusually rapid start to the winter cold-and-flu season has parents stocking up on Children's Tylenol and other pediatric medications, leading major pharmacy chains to limit purchases of the products.  

The moves come amid a spike in respiratory illnesses among children, with the country facing a "tripledemic" with cases of the flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) rising simultaneously as winter approaches. 

The efforts to ensure the medicines are available to as many as possible make sense, given the increased demand, according to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, or CHPA.