Is Cerazette available in Ireland yet?

Mamabear

Hiya,

Was wondering if anybody knows if the mini pill Cerazette is being sold in Ireland yet? Just moved back from living in Sweden and need to renew my prescription but my GP said they don't sell Cerazette here. He wasn't exactly the most up to date GP I've ever met (not a computer in sight in the whole surgery for example) so I'm curious to know if he was right . Would appreciate help on this matter since I've scoured the Internet and come up with nil information (apart from an article from 2006 saying it's coming soon to Ireland...).

rain on

Mini pill = progestogen-only pill, yeah? If so then no, my doctor told me the other day that Noriday is the only POP available in Ireland at the moment, and that hopefully another one with a twelve-hour window (possibly the same one you're talking about?) will be available soon. I think (hope) my doctor is pretty on the ball with regards to contraception and suchlike, she told me heaps of interesting things the last time I was in anyway.

Anti

Well it is made in ireland by this company -

Organon (Ireland) Limited
Drynam Road
Swords
Co.Dublin
Ireland

So it would be worth giving them a ring and perhaps asking if it is available.

Nonoperational

Not available in Ireland. No point ringing the company.

Jules

Read an artical on the irish medical news site saying that is will shortly be available in ireland so i can't see a problem in ringing the company and trying to find out some information.

cch

It's not licenced in Ireland so that's where the confusion is coming from. I tried four pharmacies, and two had it and two didn't. I also can get it from my clinic (the cheapest option!!)
PM me for more details.

Mamabear

Thanks for your info, will PM you CCH!

Anti

Its licenced here and in the UK but its neither promoted nor available and there are no plans in the future to promote it either (I work for the company).

Anti wrote: »

Well it is made in ireland by this company -

Organon (Ireland) Limited
Drynam Road
Swords
Co.Dublin
Ireland

So it would be worth giving them a ring and perhaps asking if it is available.

Mamabear

Deleted User wrote: »

Its licenced here and in the UK but its neither promoted nor available and there are no plans in the future to promote it either (I work for the company).

Why is it not being promoted here ? It's very popular in Sweden, I have loads of friends who've switched from the combined pill to Cerazette and are very happy with it!

I've used it for two years plus now, no periods, no weight gain, no moodswings, no nothing. Would love to know the reasoning behind it not being available in Ireland, because that sucks...

Em , I'll try and find out for you


/goes to browse company intranet

cch

Deleted User wrote: »

Its licenced here and in the UK but its neither promoted nor available and there are no plans in the future to promote it either (I work for the company).

But I've been on it for over a year now and I'm in Dublin... Have to agree with Mamabear, it's great! No periods, no obvious side effects and a 12 hour window!

Ok cool as I didn't find much out other than it was the no.8 seller globally in 2006

Eviledna

Jeez, that sounds like a great pill! Coolsmileygirl, any chance you could show someone in your company this thread to prove demand?:)

It doesn't really work like that
These things are usually decided when the pill is released and it was released in the UK in 2004
Also Organon have just been taken over by Schering Plough so since last march a lot of stuff has been in hiatus

milis

Hi

I have been taking Cerazette in Ireland for the past year. It was prescribed to me at the Albany Clinic on Lower Fitwilliam Street (opposite ESB offices) in Dublin.

teabag2

It's what they call an unlicenced product in Ireland. Any doctor can prescribe it, but they may be unwilling to do so for liability reasons. Any chemist can dispense it from a script but may need a day extra to order it from an import agent.

Eviledna

Said it before and I'll say it again, the IFPA will prescribe it. They sell it in my local IFPA here in the west too, at much cheaper rates than pharmacies. You have been warned;)

Plenty

I agree with Eviledna. I've been one for the past 3 weeks, I won't go through side effects as there is a thread totally dedicated to that topic, sorry, I've digressed.

I got mine at the Dublin Well Woman Centre on Pembroke Street. They are cheaper (and they have it in stock)

m'lady

Hi... can anyone tell me what the '12 hour window' means??

psycho-hope

as far as I know it means that you have a 12 hour time frame to take it in instead of the 3 that you have with noriday

m'lady

Cool, thanks psycho-hope! Was a bit unsure what it meant, though I have never been on the mini pill, just the usual one! Dont really know what the difference is either to be honest?

Mamabear

Eviledna wrote: »

Said it before and I'll say it again, the IFPA will prescribe it. They sell it in my local IFPA here in the west too, at much cheaper rates than pharmacies. You have been warned;)

How much cheaper is it Eviledna? I tried getting it here in Wexford town and they wanted €24 for a month's supply - not going to happen! It would be a pain in the arse to go down to Waterford (which seems to be the nearest IFPA) but I might if the price is right

bada-bing

i'd be really interested in trying it, ive only ever tried dianette and yasmis, as these are the only two pills ANY doctor ive been to have ever recommended! Is it as reliable as the combined pill statistically does anyone know? and if you dont get your period at all does that mean you dont take a break from it, or you do but you just dont get a period during the 7 days? any info appreciated.. think ill go google it now and see what the net throws at me:rolleyes:

cch

You take it every day, no break. Could be counted as another advantage because there's no uncertainty with dates around the break (was that 6 or 7 days? etc)
Not taking it any more, trying to conceive

Mamabear

Well, I'm no expert but I think it's as reliable as the combined pill. It's supposed to have a 99% effective rate if taken within the 12 hour window so I don't think you can get much better than that.

I had no periods at all on Cerazette, no spotting, nothing. You take the pill all the time, unlike some other pills where you take a break for a week for your period. Everybody is different however, and I know some people get irregular periods which can be annoying - I suppose I was just lucky!

Axni

It is available, but as others have said on unlicenced prescription. I was on it for 6 months. I had to pay about €50 a month at first, but this came down to €20-something after the first few months - no idea why. I was prescibed it by a GP in Suffolk Street surgery after both my parents suffered strokes at a young age with none of the usual risk factors present - it's thought oestrogen can increase the change of clotting (only by a tiny factor). Cerazette is progesterone-only, but doesn't have the same narrow time window associated with progeterone-only pills. Previously p-only pills had to be taken within an hour, I think, of the same time every day. Cerazette has a12-hour window so is much more practical if say, you forget to take it it the morning as usual, you can just take it when you get home. I came off it because I had near-constant spotting without getting a proper period. My sister was also on it and she had no period at all for 6 months, depite taking the 7 day break every month (this wouldn't bother me at all). So like all pills it's very much an individual thing as to whether it suits you. I didn't have any unpleasant side effects.

Eviledna

Mamabear wrote: »

How much cheaper is it Eviledna? I tried getting it here in Wexford town and they wanted €24 for a month's supply - not going to happen! It would be a pain in the arse to go down to Waterford (which seems to be the nearest IFPA) but I might if the price is right

I too travel to go to the IFPA and head into Galway, but it's so worth it, cos for the consultation and 6 month supply it's €84. That's brillo, much cheaper than any of the millions of ones I was on before! But as usual, it's always cheaper to buy in bulk.

Eviledna

Axni wrote: »

My sister was also on it and she had no period at all for 6 months, depite taking the 7 day break every month (this wouldn't bother me at all).

Erm, there is no break with Cerazette!!! You stay on it all month! If you get a "period", it's a breakthrough bleed indeed. That may have caused problems for your sis if she wasn't taking it as precribed?

monsoonish78

I've been on Cerazette for the past few months. The first month I had my period as normal, the second month no bleeding whatsoever, the third month some light bleeding and just last week out of nowhere had a light period for about 5 days. It's getting a bit hard to predict the bleeding!!!

I've had no side-effects whatsoever. When on the combined pill I bled for a month straight, was sometimes dizzy, and suffered from bouts of nausea. I kind of liked the 'security' of a regualar period though - it was like being reassured that everything was ok (i.e. not pregnant )!

When Cerazette was prescribed to me I was told it was just as effective as the combined pill. Despite the 12 hour window I always take it at the same time everyday - the furthest from the time I've strayed is 4 hours, and at that I was freaking out!

Axni wrote: »

My sister was also on it and she had no period at all for 6 months, depite taking the 7 day break every month (this wouldn't bother me at all).

What the above poster said - Cerazette comes in packs of 28 and is to be taken every day with no breaks................

misslt

I tried it as I was having heavy bleeding with the combined pill.

I was on it for two days and I started bleeding - 18 days later I was still bleeding. I couldn't leave the house for two weeks, so I had to go back on the combined pill.

If you bleed heavily naturally/on the combined pill then I'd say you could bleed heavily on it, that's what my doctor told me.

Also, it was my doctor that recommended it to me, (I'd never heard of it) but that was in the north.

Mamabear

Eviledna wrote: »

I too travel to go to the IFPA and head into Galway, but it's so worth it, cos for the consultation and 6 month supply it's €84. That's brillo, much cheaper than any of the millions of ones I was on before! But as usual, it's always cheaper to buy in bulk.

Thanks for the info, sounds good to me! That's a hell of a lot cheaper than the €24/month I was quoted here! In Sweden I used to get a years supply in the one go so maybe they'll do the same here...

Eviledna

AFAIK they will only ever prescribe 6 months worth at once, as they need you to come back for a check-up after that time.

monsoonish78

I've been having irregular bleeding over the past couple of weeks...not very convenient when it comes to quality time with the OH :mad:

Preset No.3

Is there any alternative to Cerazette? Its playing havoc with my OH's system with weight gain and mood swings. She going to come off it.

andreakie

hey i was living in england a was taking cerazette but i am now home in ireland and need to get it. Where abouts can you get it in dublin?

Fiii

They have it in Boots on Grafton Street, but only get it in in batches, so make sure you go in a few days before you actually need it, so that they can order it if they have to
(Costs €16 for 1 pack in there fyi)

Novella

Sounds very interesting, no period - amazing! Am definitely gonna look into this now 'cause my current pill is causing me nothing but trouble!

Fiii

Not necessarily - some people get no periods, some people get irregular bleeds.
It seems to be quite the controversial pill - I read a thread today, 88 pages long with people give out about the side effects! :eek: Freaked me out a little. Everyone reacts differently I guess.
I'm only day 8 of my first pack now. Hoping I'm going to be one of those that gets no period! ha

If you're having issues, def see and doc and ask to change though

Novella

I'd like to take a chance with it though 'cause I'm on Ovranette atm and experiencing some bleeding EVERY SINGLE DAY!

Fiii

Oh dear, that's not fun!
I've had my fair share of pill issues too (had a mad rant over in the stickied thread )

Just be warned, some people do complain of bleeding ALOT on Cerazette, but as I said, everyones different. It could be perfect for you! (I hope it is for me, it's my last hope now!) Worth asking about it for sure

fonpokno

Novella wrote: »

I'd like to take a chance with it though 'cause I'm on Ovranette atm and experiencing some bleeding EVERY SINGLE DAY!

I had that problem with Ovranette too... It was horrible, every bloody day for like 3 months. AWFUL. Thank god Yasmin is grand for me!

Novella

Fiii wrote: »

Oh dear, that's not fun!
I've had my fair share of pill issues too (had a mad rant over in the stickied thread )

Just be warned, some people do complain of bleeding ALOT on Cerazette, but as I said, everyones different. It could be perfect for you! (I hope it is for me, it's my last hope now!) Worth asking about it for sure

Yeah, can't hurt to ask! Anything would be better than this though, I'd imagine!

fonpokno wrote: »

I had that problem with Ovranette too... It was horrible, every bloody day for like 3 months. AWFUL. Thank god Yasmin is grand for me!

It's only been happening to me for the last week or two but it is driving me up the wall! Don't know how you stuck with it for 3 months!

andreakie

ah brilliant thank you. do you knwo if you need a perscription for it or will they sell it to you over the counter?is it 16e for just one months supply?

Fiii

You need a prescription I'm afraid, and yep it's 16 for 1 month.
F

sunshinegirl

does anyone know if this is available in a chemist in cork?will some chemists order it for you especially?

mimihops

hi sunshinegirl, the ifpa on tuckey street have it and i was able to order it through my local pharmacy as well with a few days notice. progestin only didn't suit me though unfortunately, but that depends on the individual person obviously, so i didn't go on it full time in the end.

sunshinegirl

thanks for that

Madame Razz

Cerazette has been granted a licence here as of last month so should be easier to come across in future

Millie

Was prescribed this by my doctor 2mnths ago and one chemist in Limerick said it hadn't yet been released however I can get it no problem in Boots.
On my second pack now and have been bleeding quite a bit over the past week but hope it is only an adjustment period (excuse the pun!).
Also hoping for no weight gain, mood swings etc.

Eviledna

Millie, you should be aware that irregular bleeding is a common side-effect of cerazette!

Mamabear

OpenBake wrote: »

Millie, you should be aware that irregular bleeding is a common side-effect of cerazette!

Yeah, it's not uncommon but for me it only lasted 2-3 months each time I started on Cerazette. Some people though have awful problems but from what I hear they're in the minority (from talking to friends etc.). I started Cerazette again (my 2nd time) about 5 months ago. Had bleeding every two weeks for about 2, 2 1/2 months and since then I haven't had any periods at all.