Premique low dose - pharmacies which CAN supply it

no in felixstowe i have started on one called femoston no change at the mo i will keep you all updated if any change

My pharmacist thought it had been discontinued but that is wrong.  I just called Tracy at the Pfizer Customer Contact Centre and she told me there have been delays on deliveries and she expects deliveries to start next week.  I explained that lots of GPs, and pharmacies are under the impression that Premique has been discontinued, and Tracy confirmed this is wrong.  I also made Tracy aware that lots of women are being prescribed alternative treatments because of the belief that Premique has been discontinued.  Tracy offered to call me with an update on deliveries so I will update this thread once I find out.

I used Premique Low Dose for a 3-month period - an excellent product which sorted all my symptoms with no side-effects  When I came to renew the prescription, I couldn't find a single pharmacy near me which could supply it, even some of the online ones.  My GP then prescribed Kliovance but after only 2 weeks I had bloating and painfully swollen breasts and very sore nipples.  I stopped the tablets and after 3 weeks, my breasts were back to normal.  The GP then switched me to Femoston conti, but the same thing has happened again.  I am trying to take just one tablet every 3 days, but that has not actually sorted the problem.  Either I react badly to estradiol, or to the different progesterone types - MPA seems OK for me.  My GP confirms that she is hearing the same story over and over again from women who have used Premique happily, in some cases for years.  I intend to talk to Pfizer tomorrow and will let you all know what I hear.

I rang Pfizer this afternoon on their UK number 01304 616161 and spoke to Christine on their Customer Services team.  She said that hey have been having "severe distribution problems" with Premique Low Dose.  She confirmed that it has NOT been discontinued.  She said that they were hoping to have an update on the current distribution situation "within a day or two" and took my phone number, promising to ring me back.  She seemed very familiar with women complaining about the difficulty of obtaining this product - I guess a lot of people have done just what I have done.  Anyway, either I am being fobbed off or Pfizer are genuinely onto this and there should be some news within a couple of days.  I'll write again if I do get a call back.

Pfizer rang me today.  Unfortunately, I was out but they left an answerphone message (I had not given them my mobile number).  The same Christine to whom I spoke a few days ago now says that pharmacies will be able to order Premique Low Dose as from TOMORROW, if you take your prescription in.  She did not indicate how long it might take to get the pills, but it seems that it is now back in production and available for distribution.  I will make an appointment to see my GP ad get a prescription and report back.  Here's hoping..........