Estrogen shortage sends women in northern Sweden to Finland
- The shortage of menopause hormone therapy medications has meant that women in northern Sweden are crossing the Finnish border to buy the medication there instead.
- Petra Lönnblad is a pharmacist in Tornio, on the Finnish-Swedish border, and she says that, over the past few months, she has seen increased demand from Swedish customers asking for the medication.
- The Swedish Medical Products Agency says the use of estrogen has doubled in Sweden since 2018, and that is why there is a shortage.
Radio Sweden
For more on the estrogen shortage in Sweden, and why pharmacists are increasingly sending women to Finland, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
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