Spain menopause hormone treatment shortage

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1. 1 MayBackground

   Doctors in Spain report menopause hormone treatment shortages from May

   Doctors in Spain said shortages of hormonal menopause treatments, including transdermal estradiol, began around May, leaving many women without medication.

2. 7 OctBackground

   Catalonia moves to allow pharmacy-compounded menopause hormone treatments

   In October 2026 Catalonia's government said pharmacies could prepare compounded estradiol to ease the shortage of menopause hormone therapies.

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   7 Nov

   Menopause drug shortage in Spain: hospitals pay triple, some women up to 20 times more

   Spain now imports menopause hormone treatments through hospitals at up to three times the price, while some women pay up to 20 times more for a substitute.