Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Beaker on April 05, 2023, 02:50:31 PM
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Hi - is there still a shortage of Uterogestan in the UK??
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I've got mine fine this week .
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I had a job to get mine last week...had to phone round loads of chemists to get some. My local chemist said there is a supply problem still
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I got mine this morning with no delay however a friend of mine couldn’t get hers last week and she lives close by.
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Well we are now in May and I cannot seem to find Utrogestan 100mg capsules anywhere near me in Ashford, Surrey. Tried Boots and also the smaller independent chemists, but have been told that it's sold out everywhere and when it does arrive, it's already spoken for with their regular customers. Last month I had to order from an online pharmacy at a cost of £29.99. Seems like I will have to do the same again this month 😞 Has anybody here had the same experience?
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The HRT I have been on for years is hard to get hold of, so 2 weeks ago they put me on Utrogestan which I have also found is difficult to get hold of- typical!
The Dr was surprised and goes she has never had issues like this - not a helpful response. My usual chemist did tell me that all chemists irrespective of how big/small they are get a maximum of 30 packets of Utrogestan a month and then have to wait till the next month - hence the shortage and I guess it doesn’t help that you are having people like me who were happy on other HRT being prescribed Utrogestan as an alternative as can’t get their usual HRT.
Worrying how many types of HRT are now hard to get hold of - I am 2 weeks into this Utrogestan and not having a good time on it…
I hope you get to find some soon.
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I had to ring several chemists to find it last week. I’m in London so there are a fair few chemists available to me, but I really feel for those of you in more rural areas if it is the same issue there too.
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I get my prescription meds from Pharmacy2U and had an email today to inform me it was out of stock and should be delivered in 14-16 working days.
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Shortages still ongoing here in Surrey. I just cannot understand it. Yes, there has been unprecedented demand but you’d think this would be a great profit-making opportunity for manufacturers to increase production. I somehow doubt that men are having problems with supplies of Viagra.
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Agreed Beaker. Men wouldn’t stand for it >:(
I haven’t been able to get utrogestan for 4 months. Blimey, I’ve been stalking lots of the chemists here in Ayrshire with no luck :(
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The HRT I have been on for years is hard to get hold of, so 2 weeks ago they put me on Utrogestan which I have also found is difficult to get hold of- typical!
The Dr was surprised and goes she has never had issues like this - not a helpful response. My usual chemist did tell me that all chemists irrespective of how big/small they are get a maximum of 30 packets of Utrogestan a month and then have to wait till the next month - hence the shortage and I guess it doesn’t help that you are having people like me who were happy on other HRT being prescribed Utrogestan as an alternative as can’t get their usual HRT.
Worrying how many types of HRT are now hard to get hold of - I am 2 weeks into this Utrogestan and not having a good time on it…
I hope you get to find some soon.
Please excuse what might sound like a silly question.
Why are suppliers rationing packets of utrogestan, given the high demand.
Surely high demand = more money to be made by manufacturers.
I don't get it.
Also, I hears in Feb-March that these supplies issues were now a thing of the past.
I remember struggling to get evorel, but that was back in 2019.
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I get my prescription meds from Pharmacy2U and had an email today to inform me it was out of stock and should be delivered in 14-16 working days.
When I went on there, they wanted to communicate with my GP surgery, and I don't want them to, I only wanted to buy a packet of utrogestan, what am I doing wrong? and how do I bypass that thing where they contact your GP surgery?
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Shortages still ongoing here in Surrey. I just cannot understand it. Yes, there has been unprecedented demand but you’d think this would be a great profit-making opportunity for manufacturers to increase production. I somehow doubt that men are having problems with supplies of Viagra.
This is what I don't understand.
We should not be rationing meds in 2023, it's not WWII
It's like manufacturers are doing themselves out of money, when they could just provide and be done with this nonsense, as it's getting a bit old to be honest.
I remember having problems back in 2019 with evorel and having to get my sister to send them from Spain.
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Agreed Beaker. Men wouldn’t stand for it >:(
I haven’t been able to get utrogestan for 4 months. Blimey, I’ve been stalking lots of the chemists here in Ayrshire with no luck :(
4 months, I could not be pestered phoning round chemists.
I think I would just stop taking it, save myself the hassle.
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Agreed Beaker. Men wouldn’t stand for it >:(
I haven’t been able to get utrogestan for 4 months. Blimey, I’ve been stalking lots of the chemists here in Ayrshire with no luck :(
hi songbird
sorry to cut in
can i ask if you havent been able to get utro for 4 months what are you doing for your progesterone part of your HRT?
sorry to ask such a direct question.
thanks xx
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Agreed Beaker. Men wouldn’t stand for it >:(
I haven’t been able to get utrogestan for 4 months. Blimey, I’ve been stalking lots of the chemists here in Ayrshire with no luck :(
hi songbird
sorry to cut in
can i ask if you havent been able to get utro for 4 months what are you doing for your progesterone part of your HRT?
sorry to ask such a direct question.
thanks xx
Personally, I had to reduce my Utrogestan dose to every other night instead of every night. However, I hasten to add, this is based on no scientific evidence whatsoever and is not advised (as far as I know). I didn't have any bleeding during the few months I used it in this way. There was a thread "Alternate day dosing of Utrogestan" on this forum (years ago). I dug it out and read it and that's where I got the idea to use it every other day until I managed to get a supply.
Some of the problem is that prescription amounts are unequal - for instance my sister gets 6 month prescriptions for HRT and I can only get 3 month prescriptions where I live. This means that women with 6 month prescriptions eat up all the supplies more quickly. If everybody was given just 3 month prescriptions the pharmacists might be able to provide for everybody. I have found a brilliant pharmacist who insists on giving every woman just one pack of Utrogestan at a time, regardless of whether they have prescriptions for 3 or 6 months. I think that this is really fair and although it's inconvenient to have to keep going back every month, at least everybody is kept safe.
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I’m not sure what I’m going to do. I only started HRT a couple of months ago, and now it looks like I won’t be able to get it again. I can’t cope with the anxiety of “will I or won’t I be able to get it”, so it’s back to no sleep again. I don’t get how this can happen in the modern world. It really should be quiet simple. 🤷🏻♀️
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Agreed Beaker. Men wouldn’t stand for it >:(
I haven’t been able to get utrogestan for 4 months. Blimey, I’ve been stalking lots of the chemists here in Ayrshire with no luck :(
hi songbird
sorry to cut in
can i ask if you havent been able to get utro for 4 months what are you doing for your progesterone part of your HRT?
sorry to ask such a direct question.
thanks xx
Sorry Disco. I just noticed your question :o……..I have been using provera. Funnily enough, I just got a phone call today from the pharmacist saying they had just received some utrogestan. 3 months worth has been popped aside for me…
If I’m being honest, I didn’t really feel any difference being on provera. My biggest worry was…..
Would I suffer from insomnia again, changing from utrogestan to provera but, nope, no issues..
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Agreed Beaker. Men wouldn’t stand for it >:(
I haven’t been able to get utrogestan for 4 months. Blimey, I’ve been stalking lots of the chemists here in Ayrshire with no luck :(
hi songbird
sorry to cut in
can i ask if you havent been able to get utro for 4 months what are you doing for your progesterone part of your HRT?
sorry to ask such a direct question.
thanks xx
Sorry Disco. I just noticed your question :o……..I have been using provera. Funnily enough, I just got a phone call today from the pharmacist saying they had just received some utrogestan. 3 months worth has been popped aside for me…
If I’m being honest, I didn’t really feel any difference being on provera. My biggest worry was…..
Would I suffer from insomnia again, changing from utrogestan to provera but, nope, no issues..
My main issue is the slightly increased breast cancer risk (family history)
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My pharmacy just received Utrogestan, it seems it's back in stock!
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Hi Songbird,
Thanks for clarifying that.
I really thought I had my insomnia fixed. My sleep was getting great full 8 hours, I had started taking utrogestan vaginally, but in the mornings. Then last night, I lay awake for literally hours. I only got 2 hours sleep!!! unbelieveable.
I really do not know where to go from here. The only thing I've done different is start one them new gel canisters. The dosage does seem a little less, that's the only thing I can think of.
I'm glad the provera was good for you as well xx
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Just seen this on Sky news ….
Utrogestan: HRT pill for menopause limited to two month prescriptions as supplier struggles with demand
https://news.sky.com/story/utrogestan-hrt-pill-for-menopause-limited-to-two-month-prescriptions-as-supplier-struggles-with-demand-12884626
This does not bode well - ok it says it’s a temporary measure - we shall see …
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I live in Wales and although our prescriptions are "free" I only get one month's prescription at a time. I didn't realise that elsewhere people could get 3 or 6 month's supply.
I know there is a big problem with prescription wastage. I have a pile of patches that I didn't get on with provided through various sources (prescription, friends who couldn't use them) and they can't be returned to the pharmacy which is such a waste. As inconvenient as it is to only be prescribed one or two month's worth at a time it seems a sensible option to help us get through this supply blip. I'm sure there are lots of people with boxes of unused utrogestan sitting in their beside drawer that they won't use.
My local pharmacist said that there are far more people getting prescribed HRT now than before and this must be contributing to the supply/demand.
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I managed to get my prescription yesterday of 3 boxes at my a pharmacy - I’m in S E Essex.
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Utrogestan in the news today:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65655050
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Just had an email from Pharmacy2U to inform me that as they have not been able to get a delivery date from their suppliers they have cancelled Utrogestan from my prescription.
They have contacted my surgery and requested for an alternative to be issued. Like many of you, I can’t tolerate synthetic progesterones.
Edit: One of the Lloyds Pharmacies in my area has some in stock. My GP surgery is going to send a prescription over to them.
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I get my prescription meds from Pharmacy2U and had an email today to inform me it was out of stock and should be delivered in 14-16 working days.
When I went on there, they wanted to communicate with my GP surgery, and I don't want them to, I only wanted to buy a packet of utrogestan, what am I doing wrong? and how do I bypass that thing where they contact your GP surgery?
Sorry, Dandelion, I missed your post. Have you managed to get hold of any Utrogestan from anywhere?
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I get my prescription meds from Pharmacy2U and had an email today to inform me it was out of stock and should be delivered in 14-16 working days.
When I went on there, they wanted to communicate with my GP surgery, and I don't want them to, I only wanted to buy a packet of utrogestan, what am I doing wrong? and how do I bypass that thing where they contact your GP surgery?
Sorry, Dandelion, I missed your post. Have you managed to get hold of any Utrogestan from anywhere?
I just put my order in with my chemist yesterday, so I expect a text soon.
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I’ve struggled to get 100mg Utrogestan for the last few months, I’m in London. I’ve bought 200mg capsules that are pessaries usually used for IVF, the pharmacist said I can take them orally, does anybody know if this is correct please?