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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Martin Bagot

Hormone replacement therapy will be sold over chemist's counter after 'landmark' ruling

The NHS will provide the first HRT medicine over the counter at pharmacies following a “landmark” ruling by UK regulators.

The drug, called Gina, tackles the causes of taboo symptoms that affect an estimated six million post- menopausal women in Britain.

The low-dose HRT is the first to tackle the cause of the symptoms by providing the body with the hormone oestrogen, which drops off after the menopause.

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