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DH issues new estradiol patch SSP as HRT tablets also out of stock until June

 
• By Costanza Potter

The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) has issued a new serious shortage protocol (SSP) for a hormone replacement therapy (HRT) treatment.

HRT patch
Alongside the estradiol valerate SSP, HRT tablets containing estradiol will also be out of stock until late June
Costanza Potter

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Cos Potter joined C+D as its news editor in December 2022 but has been covering primary care news for over five years. After starting out at the pharmacy press in 2019, she worked at a GP title for several years before the pharmacy sector beckoned her back.

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