A shortage of menopause management medication, HRT, has dominated the health headlines and worrying stories have emerged of patients going to extreme lengths to get hold of their medication. Some patients are purchasing what they are told is HRT on the black market, while others are sharing friend's prescriptions.
Doctor Mitra Dutt, a qualified GP since 2008 who now works for LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor, warned patients against these dangerous means of fulfilling their prescriptions, saying: “With many women being affected by the HRT shortage, it’s easy to see why some have been tempted to share prescriptions with friends or family, or even find other means of buying their medication. However, I can’t stress enough how dangerous this is.
"When buying medicine online through an unregulated platform, there’s no certainty that the drug you think you’re buying is actually what it is. You may end up taking something completely different and this could be incredibly dangerous.
