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[Uptick]

Hi Marchlove, thanks for the link. I agree with all that Dr. Currie has said, but if you want to read about more specific causes for the HRT shortages, you might want to take a look at this article shared on Instagram https://hrt-shortages.tiiny.site

[suzysunday]

What has happened to the one off yearly payment for HRT prescriptions that was agreed last October.  My chemist and GP surgery have been told nothing.

[Marchlove]

Oh it won’t letter me open it Uptick!
Could you post a few bullet points? x

[Marchlove]

Let!

[Uptick]

Oh it won’t let me open it Uptick!
Could you post a few bullet points? x

Try again, I've uploaded it on a temporary hosting site. I think you can download it, it's a long article!
https://hrt-shortages.tiiny.site

[Marchlove]

This is all very worrying and I suppose I hadn’t actually realised how global markets, influences, supply chains are having such a profound effect on everything.

The only solution I feel is that we need to have a home grown hrt industry so that we are not so reliant on all these external factors though raw ingredients will still be a challenge.

That’s not something that will happen overnight I fear and in the meantime….

[Uptick]

Exactly, the 'experts' call this 'Global Supply Pain'  (global supply chain). Really troubling if you think about the people whose lives depend on medication.

[LillyWilliams.]

It's just not good enough. There are women who respond only to specific brands of HRT and being without it can be catastrophic.

[Postmeno3]

Ladies, I am closing the tally thread now so that things can have the time needed to process given the urgency of the situation. Thank you all so much, a fantastic response. As promised, I will pass the info on to Emma, the forum moderator, for Dr. Currie's attention. I'll step down at this point, having asked Emma to inform the forum of any decisions.

[Marchlove]

Thank you Postmeno3 for all your help with this.  xx

[Uptick]

Estadot in short supply in Ireland, date of expected availability Mid July 2022. It's probably a knock-on effect from Oestrogel shortages, but Qlaira contraceptive is also in short supply and the motive given was API unavailability.

https://www.hpra.ie/docs/default-source/Shortages-Docs/estradot-letter-of-communication-mar-2022.pdf?sfvrsn=2

https://www.hpra.ie/homepage/medicines/medicines-information/medicines-shortages