Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 4 November 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to tackle supply issues surrounding HRT products.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) range and (b) variety of HRT products available to patients through the NHS.
The Department is aware of supply issues that are affecting a very limited number of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products. We have been working closely with all suppliers to help to maintain overall supply to patients in the United Kingdom. We have shared regular updates about these issues and management advice with the National Health Service and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
A range of HRT preparations remain available to patients through the NHS. This includes a variety of both oestrogen-only HRT preparations in oral tablets, transdermal patches and gels and Estradiol/progesterone combination products marketed as tablets and transdermal patches.
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