Patients frantic over mysterious global shortage of HRT medications and contraceptive pills

Lack of manufactured estradiol hormone means many popular HRT and contraceptive pills are unavailable

Key contraceptive and hormone replacement drugs have become unavailable in Australia as part of a mysterious global shortage of medications using the hormone estradiol.

Products affected include hormone replacement therapy patches Estradot, Estalis Sequi and Climara, Angeliq tablets and contraceptive pills Norimin, Triphasil, and Brevinor.

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from World news | The Guardian