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[Julia Dizzy]

Hi,
My pharmacy still can't get hold of FemSeven conti patches even though they were supposedly available last week?
Theramax say are available and pharmacy to order through Alliance  - but Alliance haven't got any??? Going round in flippin circles

[warwick01]

Hi

Any update with Femseven conti ??

Wx

[Julia Dizzy]

Hi Warwick, still not managed to get any yet. I have tried Cohen's and Boot's chemists and they both still say they unable to order through Alliance healthcare.
Theramex still say they are available, I got this reply from them today:-

"UK FemSeven (estradiol +/- levonorgestrel) Stock Update

FemSeven Conti® (estradiol/levonorgestrel) available now via Alliance Healthcare January 2021

Theramex holds the marketing authorisation for FemSeven 50, 75 and 100® (estradiol), FemSeven Conti® (estradiol/levonorgestrel) and FemSeven Sequi®
(estradiol/levonorgestrel) in the UK and Europe since acquiring these products from Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd on 1st February 2018.
Non-patient-safety related quality issues were brought to our attention resulting in the gradual withdrawal of the FemSeven® portfolio from the market.

We have since been working diligently to fix these issues and are pleased confirm that the entire FemSeven® portfolio of products will be returning in 2021 commencing
with FemSeven Conti® which is available now from Alliance Healthcare.

We anticipate that the rest of the FemSeven® portfolio will be available by mid-2021 and we will continue keep health care professionals informed of any changes. We
would like to thank both patients and prescribers for their continued patience. Patients who have any questions with regards to their treatment options should
speak to their healthcare professional.

For pharmacists and healthcare professionals who wish to place orders for FemSeven Conti, please contact Alliance Healthcare via your usual channels.
Should your HCP require further information from us regarding your enquiry, I would
suggest that you ask them to contact us directly."

So who the heck do you believe??? Someone is telling porkies. And yes, I have seen they are available to buy online via the Independent pharmacy - but at £38 for one month I'm not obliged to do so!!

[Julia Dizzy]

Hi Belle, yes, you were being helpful of course, at least we now know someone had some somewhere!!

I sent an email yesterday to my local Cohen's chemist head office. They have very kindly rung me this morning and told me they have managed to order some for me (only 2 boxes were available to order apparently). She said she would get them sent to my local chemist and tell them they were for me! So hooray, diligence and pestering has finally paid off!!
I just hope they suit me after all this hassle when I finally get them, as I have never had them before...just that they were suggested at my initial Meno clinic consultation over a year ago but obviously weren't available at the time. xx

[warwick01]

Hi

Any ladies successful in getting these patches can you please report back. Also I would be interested to see if the product adhesive has improved.

Thanks Wx

[Julia Dizzy]

Hi Warwick, I have finally got some FemSeven conti patches today from my pharmacy!! (I was given 3 x packs of 4)

I have just stuck one on as it was my Estradot change day anyway.. I presume I can just do that and start from now? it's a very clear patch and bigger than Estradot! Have stuck it on the side of my hip/thigh. Fingers crossed no skin reactions or anything else after all this waiting time!

Where do other ladies apply their patches for the best?

[warwick01]

Hi Julia

That's good news. Let us know how you get on as previously Femseven would not stick. I stick patches on my hip bone.

Wx

[Tinacros]

Hi I’ve managed to get them. Unfortunately mine aren’t sticking at all. I’ve had 3 on in 9 days🥴.. I’m just going to persevere.  I use an independent pharmacy and they got them for me no problem x

[Julia Dizzy]

Hi, well I'm due to change my first one tomorrow after a week and it has stuck on no problem for me.
 
The only thing is my skin looks a bit pink around the edges of the patch but it's not painful, so will see how it goes next week when on the other hip.

I prefer the feel of the Estradot patches, these FemSeven are a bit crinkly?? Never satisfied dohhhh!!

[warwick01]

Thanks for the feed back. Will see if any local Pharmacies get order.

Wx

[Tinacros]

Hi Julia dizzy can I ask where u stuck ur patch. I have tried hip and thigh. They just keep falling off. I’ve just bought tegaderm patches and applied a fresh one tonight🤞... I love the fact they’re one a week and contains both oestrogen and progesterone.  X

[Julia Dizzy]

Hi Tinacros, I put them on the "love handle" bit of my hips/top of buttocks towards the side/back, just going to try different areas to see how it goes. So far so good they have not come off, but only used 2.
Not heard of your patches, are you not in the UK? My patch is just one a week and combined too, so completely transdermal. I hear some people put tape over theirs to keep them on??
Hope you get on ok.

[Tinacros]

Sorry Julia dizzy I’m on femseven conti too. I bought some clear medical patches (tegaderm ) to keep them in place ☺️ As they kept falling off 🥴

[warwick01]

Hi Julia Dizzy how you doing with patches sticking??

Wx

[Julia Dizzy]

Hi, they seem to be sticking ok on me, but the red mark the from first one a week last Monday still hasn't gone, even though I have put Arnica cream on it . My skin is also still a bit red under the new patch I put on last Monday, so wonder if I'm sensitive to the adhesive or the ingredients?? I was fine on the Estradot patches which I took before with Utrogestan.

I've also been feeling more hypertensive, warm, jittery and shaky, not myself at all and wondered if it could be them? So fed up if they don't suit, I so wanted them to be the answer!!
How are you doing with them?