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Hormone Choices

 

 

 

Hormone Replacement Options Including Brand Names and Dosages

 

 

 

Single Hormone Products

 

 

 

Estrogens

Progestogens

Testosterone

 

 

 

 

 

Oral Estrogens

Oral Progestogens

Oral Testosterones

 

Estrogen Patches

 

Testosterone Creams

 

Estrogen Topical Creams

 

 

 

Estrogen Vaginal Cream

 

 

 

Estrogen Vaginal Ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combination Products

 

 

 

 

 

Estrogen & Progestogen

Estrogen & Testosterone

Estrogen, Progestogen & Testosterone

 

 

 

 

 

Estrogens

 

Estrogens include estradiol and other estrogens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oral Estrogens

 

 

 

 

 

Brand Name (Manufacturer)

Active Ingredients

Dosage

 

 

 

 

 

Cenestin®

synthetic conjugated

- 0.625 mg tablets

 

(Duramed Pharmacueticals)

estrogens, A

- 0.9 mg tablets

 

 

 

-1.25 mg tablets

 

 

 

 

 

Estrace

estradiol

0.5 mg tablet

 

 

 

2 mg

 

 

 

 

 

Estratab

esterified estrogen

0.3 mg

 

 

 

0.625 mg

 

 

 

1.25 mg

 

 

 

2.5 mg

 

 

 

 

 

Estrovis (Parke-Davis)

quinestrol

0.1 mg

 

 

 

 

 

Menest (SmithKline Beecham)

esterified estrogen

0.3 mg

 

 

 

0.625 mg

 

 

 

1.25 mg tablet

 

 

 

 

 

Ogen (Ortho-McNeil)

estropipate

0.625 mg tablet

 

 

 

1.25 mg tablet

 

 

 

2.5 Tablet

 

 

 

 

 

Premarin (Wyeth-Ayerst)

conjugated equine estrogens

0.3 mg tablet

 

 

conjugated plant estrogens

0.625 mg tablet

 

 

 

0.9 mg tablet

 

 

 

1.25 mg tablet

 

 

 

2.5 mg tablet

 

 

 

 

 

Compounded Prescriptions

estradiol, estrone, estriol or

Dosages vary based on

 

Compounding Pharmacists

any combination

Compound

 

 

 

 

 

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Estrogen Patches

 

 

 

 

 

Brand Name (Manufacturer)

Active Ingredients

Dosage

 

 

 

 

 

Alora (Procter & Gamble)

estradiol (matrix)

0.05 mg

 

 

 

0.075 mg

 

 

 

0.1 mg

 

 

 

 

 

Climara (Berlex)

estradiol (matrix)

0.1mg/Day Patch

 

 

 

0.075mg/Day Patch

 

 

 

0.025mg/Day Patch

 

 

 

0.05mg/Day Patch

 

 

 

 

 

Estraderm (Novartis Rorer)

estradiol (reservoir)

0.05 mg

 

 

 

0.1mg

 

 

 

 

 

Fempatch (Parke-Davis)

estradiol (matrix)

0.025 mg

 

 

 

 

 

Vivelle (Novartis)

estradiol (matrix)

0.375 mg

 

 

 

0.05 mg

 

 

 

0.075 mg

 

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0.1 mg

 

 

 

 

 

Estrogen Topical Creams

 

 

 

 

 

Brand Name (Manufacturer)

Active Ingredients

Dosage

 

 

 

 

 

Estrace

 

0.01% Cream

 

 

 

 

 

Premarin

 

Dosages vary based on need

 

 

 

 

 

Compounded Prescriptions

estradiol, estrone, estriol or

Dosages vary based on need

 

Compounding Pharmacists

any combination

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Estrogen Vaginal Cream

 

 

 

 

 

Brand Name (Manufacturer)

Active Ingredients

Dosage

 

 

 

 

 

Estrace (Bristol-Meyers Squibb)

estradiol

0.1 mg in

 

 

 

1 g cream

 

 

 

 

 

Ogen (Pharmacia & Upjohn)

estropipate

1.5 mg in

 

 

 

1 g cream

 

 

 

 

 

Ortho (Ortho-McNeil)

dinestrol

0.01

 

 

 

percent

 

 

 

 

 

Premarin (Wyeth-Ayerst)

conjugated equine estrogens

0.625 mg

 

 

 

in 1 g cream

 

 

 

 

 

Compounded Prescriptions

may include estradiol,

Dosages vary based on need

 

Compounding Pharmacists

estrone, estriol, or any

 

 

 

combination

 

 

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Estrogen Vaginal Ring