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Shortage of HRT affecting menopausal women
A national shortage of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is affecting women going through menopause, with many pharmacies out of stock of the most commonly prescribed HRT.
As reported by the BBC, a spokesperson from the Department for Health and Social Care said alternative HRT products were available and to discuss alternatives with a doctor.
They added that the government was working closely with suppliers to "maintain the overall flow of medicines to patients".
Chair of the Royal College of GPs Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard is urging women on HRT to start thinking about their getting their repeat prescriptions earlier than usual.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's PM programme, she said: "It's really complicated and as a GP myself it's an intensely frustrating problem.
"Occasionally over the years we've had shortages of drugs and we have to deal with that. But the last six months in particular have been spectacularly difficult for HRT."
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