Women in England will now be able to get a new prescription prepayment certificate to access treatments, including patches, tablets and topical preparations.
A new scheme to cut the cost of Hormone Replacement Therapy has come into force, reducing the price of menopause treatments to less than £20 a year., saying it would save around 400,000 women in England up to £205 annually.
Now women will be able to get the new HRT prescription prepayment certificate for £19.30 per year to access a list of eligible HRT items, including patches, tablets and topical preparations, whenever they need them.The treatment can help relieve and perimenopause symptoms, including hot flushes, night sweats, brain fog, joint pains, mood swings and vaginal dryness.
It can also reduce the risk of hormone-related health problems, such as osteoporosis and heart disease.How do perimenopause symptoms affect women? Before the rollout, each prescription for HRT cost £9.35, or £18.70 if a woman needs two types of hormones, and the amount needed to be paid once a month or every three months.
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