There are plans to for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to be sold over the counter without prescription in the United Kingdom.
HRT which are vaginal oestrogen tablets used as a treatment to relieve symptoms of the menopause and there are currently about 150,000 women on prescription. This plan would make women able to buy there drugs over the counter without any need to see their GP.
The MHRA, UK medicine regulatory body is proposing to reclassify this drug as a pharmacy medicine in order to make it easier to buy from the chemist.
HRT replaces the hormones that women lack during the menopause due to the lack of oestrogen. this causes vaginal dryness, hot flushes, night sweats, mood changes, brain fog, reduced sex drive and sleeping problems. some types of HRT slightly increases the risk of breast cancer and blood clots in some women. however, the risks are small and usually outweighed by the benefits.
