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Boots UK will make two progestogen-only contraceptive pills available at its pharmacies without a prescription

08 July 2021
News Healthcare
  • Boots hails reclassification of the progestogen-only pill as a landmark moment for women
  • Hana and Lovima will be available over the counter in Boots pharmacies nationwide
  • Patients can access the contraceptives after having a private chat with a Boots pharmacist

Boots UK has announced that progestogen-only contraceptive pills Hana and Lovima will soon be available without a prescription from its pharmacies across the UK and on boots.com.

The announcement follows the reclassification of the two progestogen-only pills – widely known as the ‘mini pill’ – from prescription only medicines to pharmacy medicines, allowing them to be available over the counter.

The UK’s leading health and beauty retailer has hailed the MHRA’s decision as one of the most important milestones for women’s heath in decades, 60 years after the invention of modern birth control. 

Bernadette Lavery, Pharmacy Director at Boots UK, said: “The reclassification of the progestogen-only pill is a landmark moment in the history of women’s health in the UK, making contraception more accessible. Boots has been supporting and empowering women for over 170 years, and this continues as we make these medicines available without a prescription in the coming weeks.”

At Boots, Hana will be priced at £9.95 for a one-month pack and £21.95 for a three-month pack.  Lovima will be priced at £14.99 for a one-month pack and £29.99 for a three-month pack. Women will be able to access the contraceptives from Boots after having a private chat with a pharmacist, who will advise if it is suitable for them.

Pharmacists across Boots UK’s network of over 2,300 stores can also offer holistic sexual health and family planning advice to women and men, including finding the right method of contraception.

*If purchasing via boots.com patients will be required to fill out information in an online form. Subject to clinical review and pharmacist approval.

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Boots is the UK’s leading health and beauty retailer with over 52,000 team members and 2,100 stores, ranging from local community pharmacies to large destination health and beauty stores.*

Boots serves its customers and patients for life as the leading provider of healthcare on the high street and the UK’s number one beauty destination. It offers an unrivalled depth and breadth of products, which incorporates its extensive own brand range and innovative portfolio of brands, including No7, the UK’s No1 skincare brand, Soap & Glory, Liz Earle Beauty and Sleek MakeUP.

2024 marks Boots’ 175th anniversary year. Founder John Boot opened a herbalist store in Nottingham in 1849 to offer an affordable alternative to traditional medicines. His son Jesse expanded the business to become a modern retailer and the biggest chemist in Britain. Throughout its history, Boots has listened, learned and innovated, and it continues to challenge itself to improve its products and services every day.

Boots is part of Walgreens Boots Alliance, which is a global leader in pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing retail.  More company information is available on boots-uk.com.

*Figures accurate as of 30 November 2023

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