Canada socialized healthcare running out of over the counter medications

 Daily Caller:.

Canada is experiencing such a dire shortage of children’s medication that Canadians are crossing the border to seek products from American pharmacies.

Canada is facing coinciding waves of coronavirus, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, all of which cause fevers in children. The unprecedented demand has led to a months-long nationwide shortage, and those seeking relief are taking matters into their own hands and by turning to the United States, according to CTV News.
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Canadian hospitals are so overwhelmed that the main hospital dedicated to providing care to young children, Sick Kids Hospital, has postponed select surgeries in an attempt to safeguard its critical care capabilities, according to the hospital’s website. However, parents hoping to treat their ailing children at home are finding empty shelves at their local pharmacies. Acetaminophen and ibuprofenare are currently unavailable for purchase, so desperate parents are trekking across the border to find alternative solutions, putting increased pressure on American supplies, according to The Guardian.
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I have not noticed any shortage of these over-the-counter meds in Texas.  I suspect it is a problem with government-run health care in Canada.