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Consultation Outcome Published 8 Jul 2021 Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ↗ View on GOV.UK

Hana 75 microgram film-coated tablets (Desogestrel): Public Consultation

A 3-week public consultation on a proposal to make Hana 75 microgram film-coated tablets (Desogestrel) available from pharmacies.

Opened 12 Feb 2021
Closed 5 Mar 2021
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We want to know what you think

  • Hana 75 microgram film-coated tablets are an oral contraceptive used to prevent pregnancy in women of childbearing age
  • We propose to make it available in pharmacies
  • Medicines containing desogestrel will still be available on prescription from GPs and sexual health clinics.
  • Women will have choice in where they obtain supply of this medicine from, either on prescription or from pharmacies and may opt to switch between methods of supply
  • We consider that this product may be available as a Pharmacy (P) medicine
  • The Commission on Human Medicines has advised that this product can be available as a Pharmacy (P) medicine.
  • We want to know what you think about this change

Please tell us your views – please use the form below.

The deadline for comments is Friday 5 March 2021.

Other consultations

We are currently carrying out a public consultation on Lovima, another desogestrel contraceptive product