The government has restricted wholesalers from exporting or hoarding progesterone, as pharmacists face ongoing shortages of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs.
The hormone in 100mg capsule form may not be exported or hoarded
The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) this week added progesterone to their list of restricted medicines.
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