.oal and tested and tested again, so the goal should be offering the same dosage. goal should be offering the same dosage, the same concentration of medicine dosage, the same concentration of medicine dosage, the same concentration of medicine. they all should be offering medicine. they all should be offering. on that basis, we would say, offering. on that basis, we would say, trust offering. on that basis, we would say, trust the product, and if your primary say, trust the product, and if your primary choice is not available, do try to primary choice is not available, do try to substitute. the try to substitute. the shortage of products has been attributed to a rise in the awareness of hrt alongside supply chain issues due to covid. the government say the changes have already helped stabilise stock. titer? already helped stabilise stock. very often, already helped stabilise stock. very often. even already helped stabilise stock. very often. even if already h
you give a woman the same product that is made by a different manufacturer, they will notice a difference in how their symptoms are being managed. it is not the ideal solution, but it is certainly helping us get medicine out to women who are currently struggling to get those products. experts say anyone who has questions or concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctor. doctors say they re worried that monkeypox could have a huge impact on access to sexual health services. staff at clinics are having to isolate if they come into contact with anyone who s infected, and there are fears the pressure on the workforce means some sexually transmitted infections could be missed. 0ur health reporter, philippa roxby reports. many of the 20 cases identified in the uk have been in gay and bisexual men who are being urged
they ve given pharmacists the power to limit a patient s supply of hrt to three months, and to substitute an out of stock brand for an equivalent product. all of these medications are made to a supremely high standard and tested and tested and tested again, so they should all be offering the same dosage, the same concentration of medication. on that basis, we would say, trust the product, and if your primary choice is not available, do try the substitute. the shortage of products has been attributed to a rise in awareness of hrt alongside supply chain issues due to covid. the government say the changes have already helped stabilise stock. very often, even if you give a woman the same product that is made by a different manufacturer, they will notice a difference in how their symptoms are being managed. so it s not the ideal solution, but it s certainly helping us get medicine out to women who are currently struggling to get those products.
the first is it will limit supply to three months at a time. the first is to give pharmacists the power to slightly change prescriptions, so if they are out of stock of one item, they can change it to something similar. there are risks for women who are either coming off hrt or changing hrt and very often even if you give a woman the same product but it s made by a different manufacturer, they will notice a difference in how their symptoms are being managed. so it s not the ideal solution, but it is certainly helping us get medicine out to women who are currently struggling to get those products. experts say anyone who has questions or concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctor. matt graveling, bbc news. thorrun govind is chair of the royal pharmaceutical society and is herself a community pharmacist she says there s much more responsibility that she and her colleagues can be given. through the pandemic we have seen how necessary community pharmacy teams have bee
so if they re out of stock of one item, they can change it for something similar. there are risks for women who are either coming off hrt, or changing hrt. and very often, even if you give a woman the same product but it s made by a different manufacturer, they will notice a difference in how their symptoms are being managed. so it s not the ideal solution, but it s certainly helping us get medicine out to women who are currently struggling to get those products. experts say anyone who has questions or concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctor. matt gravelling, bbc news. in australia, projections suggest the opposition labour party has defeated prime minister scott morrison s coalition in the general election. it s the first time voters have gone to the polls there since 2019. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is at the labour party hq in sydney. bring us up right up to date. i