During the last few months promethazine has been in out of stock in the UK. Promethazine shortage caused some fluctuations in the price of the drug, at some point affecting supply to patients since the price of the drug was…
BEST Alendronic Acid Alternative Drugs
Alendronic Acid has been short in supply in recent weeks. Larger pharmacy chains were unable to supply alendronic acid to patients. Some pharmacies had a continuous supply of alendronic acid 70mg tablets, whereas others decided not to supply any, most…
Vagifem alternatives for vaginal atrophy
Vagifem is a well-known brand of a vaginal tablet containing estradiol, which is used in the treatment of vaginal atrophy due to oestrogen deficiency in postmenopausal women. Is Vagifem the only option? Today I am looking at Vagifem alternatives, which…
Best DUAC ALTERNATIVE medicines for Acne
Duac gel is out of stock. In recent weeks most Duac gels have not been available, except Duac 5% Once Daly gel (60g pack size only). After a few days, Duac gel was no longer available from most pharmacies. A…
6 Levest Alternative Contraceptive Pills
It has been a rough three months for the Levest contraceptive pill. For most of the time, Levest has been out of stock. During that time Levest came back in stock only once with stock lasting only a few days…
10 Oestrogel Alternative Medicines
Oestrogel is a popular Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication which contains estradiol. In recent months Oestrogel has been going out of stock, intermediately coming back to replenish the backlog of prescriptions with owings, causing further supply issues. Some patients were…
Best LAXIDO ALTERNATIVE drugs for constipation
Best Laxido alternative medicines for constipation Laxido is a common laxative, mainly prescribed to patients, however as you will learn in more detail, Laxido can be purchased ‘over the counter’ from pharmacies. Recently, Laxido has been going out of stock,…
7 Best Solpadeine Alternative Drugs
Solpadeine is one of the most popular over the counter medicines which contains codeine and paracetamol. Solpadeine range includes Solpadeine Plus and Max products, which are available in tablet and soluble forms. Recently however Solpadeine has been out of stock.…
4 Best Movicol Alternatives
Movicol is a popular medicine used for the treatment of constipation and faecal impaction. Movicol is commonly prescribed but can also be purchased from a pharmacy. When it comes to pricing, Movicol is one of the most expensive options in…