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[Apple]

I know a number of products have supply issues. Is anyone else having a problem getting Ovestin cream?

[SarahT]

Im.doing ok at my surgery,  I need to use it every night, so my gp upped my prescription to two Tu bes\boxes a month. To those an hour 2 weeks ago

[CLKD]

Oh tnx for the heads up! 

[Apple]

I've been told it's not available to order and to go back to the GP and ask for an  alternative. I really can't see that there is an alternative cream for external use that's the same.

[CLKD]

Have U heard of 'yes' and 'sylc' products?  I use KY Jelly externally which works 4 me. 

[Apple]

I have been using YES for a few years and firefighting burning and itching with  other creams. In the end I though lack of Oestrogen is the problem so why not try that. I bought Ovestin online and have been on it for a month. It's worked much better. I only need it externally. I decided to ask for it on prescription but was told by the chemist it's not available to order. It still seems to be available online to buy though. I'm already on Kliovance hrt and internally I am OK. I tried vagifem in the past but that gave me issues with thrush. I can see me having to buy  it at this rate.

[Joaniepat]

Ovestin is no longer available under that name. It has been substituted with Estriol 1g cream. Information from the Vaginal Atrophy Facebook Support Group.
JP x

[Rumbaba]

Is that the same strength as the original one?

I got my private prescription tubes , and they have a sticker over the tube, I think it's a German made version? Says it's manufactured in the EU and repackaged under PL?

[Lily35]

Just to say that I have just picked up my prescriptions last week including 3 tubes of ovestin.  Had to wait a couple of days for the pharmacy to get it in so it must be still available in some areas 

[Apple]

So the Ovestin I bought online around a month ago may be old supplies then? It appears Ovestin comes in 15g tubes and costs between £20 and £25. Estriol comes in 80g tubes and costs about £50. I just hope I can be prescribed the more expensive one. The 15g tube I have had for a month is only half gone so I won't be filling the prescription too often. I notice there seems to be a difference in the dosage also.

[CLKD]

Medications have a long life so it isn't like to be old stock.  Simply relabelled  .  Tnx Joaniepat.

[Dierdre]

Don't think it's the NHS replacing Ovestin for a cheaper version in this case, looks like there's a shortage again. Read this on the net from a while ago:

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Estriol (Ovestin®) 1mg cream. Estriol (Ovestin®) 1mg cream is experiencing intermittent supply issues until July 2022. A Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) was issued on 29/04/2022.


You can still buy online for around £20.

[CLKD]

    stuck in the Suez Canal then ?

[Minusminnie]

Thanks Joaniepat. Will have to see what I get in next repeat prescription.

[Pixie]

I just got some today. No problem.

From reply above, supply issues until July 2022? That's two years ago.