Conventional & Synthetic Hormone Brands and Doses
HORMONE
DOSES AND BRAND NAMES
Also Read: Naturally Compounded, Bioidentical Hormones
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Brand Name |
Active Ingredients |
Dosage |
Manufacturer |
ORAL ESTROGENS |
Estrace |
micronized
estradiol |
1 mg
2 mg |
Bristol-Myers
Squibb |
Estratab |
esterified estrogen |
0.3 mg
0.625 mg
1.25 mg
2.5 mg |
Solvay |
Estrovis |
quinestrol |
0.1 mg |
Parke-Davis |
Menest |
esterified estrogen |
0.3 mg
0.625 mg
1.25 mg |
SmithKline
Beecham |
Ogen |
estropipate |
0.625 mg
1.25 mg |
Ortho-McNeil |
Cenestin |
Conjugated plant derived |
0.625 mg
0.9 mg 1.25 |
Solvay |
Premarin |
conjugated equine
estrogens |
0.3 mg
0.625 mg
0.9 mg
1.25 mg
2.5 mg |
Wyeth-Ayerst |
ESTROGEN PATCHES |
Alora |
estradiol (matrix) |
0.05 mg
0.075 mg
0.1 mg |
Procter & Gamble |
Climara |
estradiol (matrix) |
0.5 mg
0.1 mg |
Berlex |
CombiPatch
(new) |
estradiol with
norethindrone |
50/140 mcg
50/250 mcg |
Rhone-Poulenc
Rorer |
Estraderm |
estradiol
reservoir |
0.05 mg
0.1mg |
Novartis
Rorer |
Fempatch |
estradiol (matrix) |
0.025 mg |
Parke-Davis |
Vivelle |
estradiol (matrix) |
0.375 mg
0.05 mg
0.075 mg
0.1 mg |
Novartis |
ESTROGEN RING |
Estring
(new) |
estradiol |
2.0 mg |
Pharmacia &
Upjohn |
SERM: selective estrogen receptor modulator |
Evista |
raloxifene |
60 mg |
Eli Lilly |
ESTROGEN CREAM (FOR VAGINAL USE) |
Estrace |
estradiol |
0.1 mg in
1 g cream |
Bristol-Meyers
Squibb |
Ogen |
estropipate |
1.5 mg in
1 g cream |
Pharmcia &
Upjohn |
Ortho |
dinestrol |
0.01
percent |
Ortho-McNeil |
Premarin |
conjugated equine
estrogens |
0.625 mg
in 1 g cream |
Wyeth-Ayerst |
ESTROGEN COMBINED WITH TESTOSTERONE |
Estratest |
esterified
estrogens
with methyl-
testosterone |
1.25 mg
2.5 mg |
Solvay |
Estratest
H.S. |
esterified
estrogens
with methyl-
testosterone |
0.625 mg
1.25 mg |
Solvay |
ESTROGEN COMBINED WITH PROGESTIN |
Prempro |
conjugated equine
estrogens
with medroxy-
progesterone
acetate |
0.625 mg
2.5 mg |
Wyeth-Ayerst |
Premphase (2 tablets) |
conjugated equine
estrogens
with medroxy-
progesterone
acetate |
0.625 mg
2.5 mg |
Wyeth-Ayerst |
femhrt |
ethinyl estradiol
with norethindrone
|
5 mcg estrogen
1 mg progestin |
Pfizer |
PROGESTINS AND PROGESTERONE |
Amen |
medroxy-
progesterone
acetate |
5 mg
10 mg |
Reed & Carnrick |
Aygestin |
norethindrone
acetate |
5 mg |
ESI Lederle |
Cycrin |
medroxy-
progesterone
acetate |
2.5 mg
5 mg
10mg |
ESI Lederle |
Norlutate |
Norethindrone
acetate |
5 mg |
Parke-Davis |
Prometrium |
natural micronized
progesterone |
100 mg
200 mg |
Solvay |
Provera |
medroxy-
progesterone
acetate |
2.5 mg
5 mg
10 mg |
Pharmacia &
Upjohn |
Special thanks to Power Surge friend and frequent guest, Ruth Jacobowitz, for permission to use this list from her book, The Estrogen Answer Book.
Read transcripts of Ruth Jacobowitz's visits to Power Surge in the Library.
Also Read: Naturally Compounded, Bio-identical Hormones
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