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Contraception: Should the pill be sold over the counter?


BBC News
By Hazel Shearing
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A public consultation running until Friday concerns two progestogen-only pills: Lovima 75 microgram tablets and Hana 75 microgram tablets.
Some people on social media have welcomed the idea as a way to improve access to contraception for women, but others are worried about whether women would get the same standard of advice as they do at GPs and sexual health clinics.
Here s what doctors and pharmacists had to say.
Which pills are we talking about?
The pills at the centre of the consultation contain a hormone called progestogen. When progestogen-only pills first became popular, they became known as the mini pill because they do not contain oestrogen, like the combined pill does. ....

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Somerset NHS staff pick up hat-trick of national awards


HEALTH staff in Somerset picked up a hat-trick of national awards in recognition of the amazing work they are doing to improve care for vulnerable people in our communities.
Anna Alves was crowned as the winner of the Public Health England Antibiotic Awards, Sally Farmer was named as winner of the Covid Hero award at CD Awards (Chemist and Druggist publication) and Kate Jones won GP Pharmacist of the Year, at the PCPA (Prime Care Pharmacy Awards).
Somerset Foundation Trust picked up a prestigious Antibiotic Guardian Award, led by Public Health England recently on behalf of NHS Somerset CCG and GP Practices in Somerset for their work to tackle antimicrobial resistance. ....

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