Contraceptive patch launched in Britain

A CONTRACEPTIVE patch which has proved hugely popular in the United States is to be launched for the first time in Europe this week.

Evra will be available from GPs and family planning clinics on prescription in Britain from tomorrow.

It is already available in the United States and it has become the second most prescribed hormonal contraceptive in less than 12 months. The weekly patch works by delivering continuous levels of hormones through the skin into the bloodstream.