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HORMONES -
HORMONE DRUGS

Commercial HRT

The list below shows the current drugs available for HRT/ERT. They are listed by hormone and route of administration. Premarin, Premphase and Prempro are the only hormones derived from horse urine. All of the other estrogens listed below are derived from synthetic or plant sources.

 

Transdermal
Brand Name Pharm Co. Strength Hormone(s)
Alora Watson .05, .075, 0.1 mg/d 17-beta estradiol
Climara Berlex .025, .05, .075, 0.1 mg/d 17-beta estradiol
Combi-Patch

Novartis

(Aventis sold this product to Novartis in 2001)

 50/140, 50/250 mcg/d 17-beta estradiol/
norethindrone acetate
Esclim Women First 0.025, 0.0375, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 mg 17-beta estradiol
Estraderm Novartis 0.05, 0.1 mg/d 17-beta estradiol
FemPatch Parke Davis 0.025 mg/d 17-beta estradiol
Vivelle Novartis .0375, .05, .075, 0.1 mg/d 17-beta estradiol
Vivelle-Dot Novartis 0375, .05, .075, 0.1 mg/d 17-beta estradiol
Transvaginal
Brand Name Pharm Co. Strength Hormone(s)
Crinone Vaginal Cream Serono 4%, 8% progesterone gel
Estrace Vaginal Cream Warner Chilcott 0.01% 17-beta estradiol cream
Estring Vaginal Ring Pharmacia 2 mg 17-beta estradiol
Ogen Vaginal Cream Pharmacia 1.5 mg estropipate
Ortho Dienestrol Cream Ortho 0.01% synthetic estrogen (dienestrol)
Premarin Vaginal Cream Wyeth-Ayerst 0.625 mg horse-derived conjugated estrogens
Vagifem Tablets Pharmacia 25 mcg 17-beta estradiol
Oral Estrogens
Brand Name Pharm Co. Strength Hormone(s)
Activella Pharmacia 1 mg/0.5 mg 17-beta estradiol
Cenestin Duramed 0.625, 0.9, 1.25 mg synthetic conjugated estrogens
Estinyl Schering 20, 50 mcg ethinyl estradiol
Estrace Bristol Myers Squibb 0.5, 1, 2 mg 17-beta estradiol
Estratab Solvay 0.3, 0.625, 2.5 mg plant-derived esterified estrogens
Menest Monarch 0.3, 0.625, 1.25, 2.5 mg plant-derived esterified estrogens
Ogen Pharmacia 0.625, 1.25, 2.5 mg estropipate
Ortho-EST Women First Healthcare 0.625, 1.25 mg estropipate
Premarin Wyeth-Ayerst 0.3, 0.625, 1.25,
2.5 mg		 horse-derived conjugated estrogens
Oral Estrogens/Progestin Combinations
Brand Name Pharm Co. Strength Hormone(s)
FemHRT Duramed 1 mg/5 mcg norethindrone acetate/ ethinyl estradiol
Ortho-Prefest Ortho-McNeil 1 mg/0.09 mg 17-beta estradiol/
norgestimate
Premphase Wyeth-Ayerst 0.625 mg/5 mg horse-derived conjugated estrogens/medroxyprogesterone acetate
Prempro Wyeth-Ayerst 0.625 mg/2.5 mg horse-derived conjugated estrogens/medroxyprogesterone acetate
Oral Progestins
Brand Name Pharm Co. Strength Hormone(s)
Amen Carnrick 10 mg medroxyprogesterone acetate
Aygestin Lederle 5 mg norethindrone acetate
Cycrin Lederle 2.5, 5, 10 mg medroxyprogesterone
acetate
Prometrium Solvay 100, 200 mg plant-derived progesterone
Provera Pharmacia Upjohn 2.5, 5, 10 mg medroxyprogesterone
acetate
Oral Estrogens/Testosterone Combinations
Brand Name Pharm Co. Strength Hormone(s)
Estratest Solvay 0.625, 1.25 mg/1.25, 2.5 mg esterified estrogens/
methyltestosterone
Premarin with Methyltestosterone Wyeth-Ayerst 0.625, 1.25 mg/5, 10 mg horse-derived estrogens/
methyltestosterone