Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is in the news after it was announced that one of the treatments will be available without a prescription for the first time in the UK. Boots is set to sell a medicine for menopausal women over the counter as well as online.
The high street pharmacy will offer a pack of 24 Gina 10 microgram vaginal tablets for £29.99. The drug - that treats one symptom of menopause , vaginal atrophy - was reclassified from prescription-only to a pharmacy medicine by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) this year.
The medicine treats vaginal atrophy by replacing reduced oestrogen levels. The condition leads to the thinning, drying and inflammation of the vaginal wall.
