Supplies of HRT products will be “in a better position” by next month, a minister has said as new measures to tackle widespread shortages were announced.
Women’s health minister Maria Caulfield said the Government was working closely with manufacturers to address the ongoing issues, which have seen thousands of menopausal women struggling to get their hands on key medication.
Pharmacists have now been given greater freedoms to offer women alternative hormone replacement therapy products to relieve their symptoms if their normal HRT is out of stock.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Ms Caulfield said: “Manufacturers say to us that, by June, they should be in a better position in terms of supply. “The number one reason why we’re kind of in this position is we’re almost a victim of our own success, is the sheer demand for HRT products.
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