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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Joanna Partridge

Manufacturers struggle to keep up with soaring demand for HRT

Davina McCall with (front row, from left) Dr Louise Newson, Mariella Frostrup, MP Carolyn Harris and Penny Lancaster lead a protest over HRT prescription charges last October.
Davina McCall with (front row, from left) Dr Louise Newson, Mariella Frostrup, MP Carolyn Harris and Penny Lancaster at a protest over HRT prescription charges. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

It’s a position that most businesses would love to find themselves in: booming demand for their products.

But soaring requests for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) among British women going through menopause have seen some manufacturers fail to keep up, leading to months of supply shortages and stories of women struggling to sleep or work effectively after being unable to obtain their prescriptions.

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