HRT prescriptions double in five years, despite supply shortages

摘要

Prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication have more than doubled in England over the past five years, according to data collected from the NHS. The latest monthly figures (https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/? url=https3A2F2Fopenprescribing.net2Fbnf2F0604012Fdata=047C017CGraha m.Clews40rpharms.com7C50cd5cd5957a4d713d9e08da06ab66dd7C99193c61658d4 076952f07c345a3be977C07C07C6378296304761950377CUnknown7CTWFpbGZs b3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn03D7C3 000sdata=EsfzNhrF8j2B2FunGD9Cg2B22P2BJq3X7wVW3RNr48094y03Dreser ved=0) from OpenPrescribing show that nearly 538,000 prescriptions for HRT treatment were issued in December 2021, compared with 238,000 in January 2017.