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Request treatment to temporarily postpone your next expected period through a confidential online consultation.
A qualified UK prescriber will assess the health information you provide and decide whether treatment is safe and suitable. If approved, your prescription will be dispensed and supplied by Market Street Pharmacy.
Health information is handled securely and reviewed privately.
Every request is assessed for clinical suitability.
Approved prescriptions are dispensed by Market Street Pharmacy, GPhC 9011889.
Royal Mail Tracked 24 is £4.99 and sent in discreet outer packaging.
Period-delay treatment can temporarily postpone an expected period for a holiday, event, religious observance or another personal reason. The medicine offered through this service is norethisterone 5mg, a prescription-only progestogen.
. Complete the confidential health assessment, including cycle dates, pregnancy risk, medical history and current medicines.
Select a preferred course: 30 tablets for up to a 7-day delay or 60 tablets for up to a 17-day delay.
A qualified UK prescriber reviews the information and may ask follow-up questions.
The prescriber approves, changes or declines the request based on clinical suitability.
Approved prescriptions are dispensed by Market Street Pharmacy and sent using Royal Mail Tracked 24.
A prescription-only hormonal medicine used to postpone an expected period. Start three days before the period is due and take exactly as directed by the prescriber.
Course | Intended delay | Quantity | Treatment price | Unit price |
Short course | Up to 7 days | 30 tablets | £16.99 | £0.57 per tablet |
Long course | Up to 17 days | 60 tablets | £28.99 | £0.48 per tablet |
Norethisterone is a progestogen, a medicine with effects similar to the natural hormone progesterone. For period delay, it helps maintain the lining of the womb so that bleeding is postponed while the tablets are being taken. A period usually begins within about three days after the course is finished, although timing varies.
Results vary between individuals. Some people may experience spotting or breakthrough bleeding even when the medicine is taken correctly.
The service may be suitable for an adult who has predictable periods, is not pregnant, can start treatment three days before the expected period and has no contraindication or clinically significant interaction. Suitability cannot be confirmed from this page alone.
Pregnancy is still possible while taking norethisterone. Use an appropriate contraceptive method if pregnancy is not wanted, and disclose any possibility of pregnancy in the consultation.
Do not start treatment until pregnancy has been excluded and a prescriber has confirmed that it is appropriate. Norethisterone must not be taken during pregnancy.
Do not change, stop or double hormonal contraception without individual advice. People already using some combined contraceptive pills may be able to delay a withdrawal bleed by taking active pills continuously, but the correct approach depends on the specific product and medical history.
Breastfeeding requests require prescriber assessment. The patient should not rely on general website copy as confirmation that treatment is suitable.
The consultation must collect all prescription, non-prescription and herbal medicines. Important interaction groups include some epilepsy medicines, rifampicin/rifabutin and other anti-infectives, certain HIV medicines, anticancer medicines, ciclosporin, aminoglutethimide, St John’s wort, some medicines for high blood pressure and medicines that may worsen fluid retention.
Norethisterone is normally started three days before the expected period. Allow additional time for clinical review, dispensing and delivery.
No. It does not reliably stop an established period, so the service should route late requests to advice rather than promise treatment.
The eMeds service offers 30 tablets for up to a 7-day delay and 60 tablets for up to a 17-day delay. The prescriber decides the appropriate course.
No treatment outcome can be guaranteed. Breakthrough bleeding or spotting may occur and response varies.
It usually begins within around three days of stopping the tablets, but timing can vary.
No. It does not prevent pregnancy.
Follow the pharmacy label and Patient Information Leaflet. Take the missed tablet when remembered unless it is close to the next dose, and never take a double dose.
This depends on the pill and medical history. Do not change a contraceptive regimen without professional advice.
Each request needs a new assessment. The service is not intended for unsupervised long-term or frequent menstrual suppression.
The prescriber will explain the decision where appropriate. Any payment must follow the published refund process.
Approved prescriptions are sent in discreet outer packaging using Royal Mail Tracked 24. Delivery costs £4.99 separately and is not guaranteed to arrive on a specific day.
Complete the confidential health assessment. A qualified UK prescriber will decide whether norethisterone is appropriate for you.
eMeds Pharmacy is the online pharmacy brand operated by BAA Pharma Ltd. Approved prescriptions are dispensed and supplied by Market Street Pharmacy, GPhC registration 9011889, from 95 Market Street, Manchester, M43 6DD.
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