Australia is facing an antibiotics shortage. This pharmacist is having to make them from scratch

Overseas supply issues have led to a shortage of common antibiotics in Australia, including a number of treatments for children, prompting calls for domestic production of medication.

Sydney-based compound pharmacist Mike Yang said in a sign of the severity of the nationwide shortage, it is the first time in seven years he has been asked to fill a prescription for common antibiotics that are usually readily available.