Nany Maree
Eight pharmacies in four days. That's what one Perth woman told the ABC she did to find her HRT patches.
Six oestrogen-only patch doses and one combined patch are unavailable. Bayer discontinued Climara in May, calling it a global 'strategic decision', after 55,000 boxes sold here in 2022. Sandoz has had adhesive problems with Estradot, then a demand problem on top.
A woman who helps run a menopause support group of nearly 30,000 said the information on when supply will return has been consistently incorrect.
I'm that age myself, so this one's close to home. A company can make a strategic decision. Fine. But who's checking on the women at the other end of it?
Talk to your GP or health professional about your own body.
Source: ABC News, 2023-11-04
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