Drug and United States brand name | Available strengths |
Estrogen preparations and doses for the management of vasomotor symptoms |
Oral estradiol* |
Estrace¶ | 0.5, 1, 2 mg |
Oral esterified estrogen* |
Menest | 0.3, 0.625, 1.25 mg |
Oral CEE* |
Premarin | 0.3, 0.45, 0.625, 0.9, 1.25 mg |
Oral estrogen-progestin combinations |
PremproΔ | 0.3 mg CEE/1.5 mg medroxyprogesterone, 0.45/1.5 mg, 0.625/2.5 mg, 0.625/5 mg |
Prefest | 1 mg estradiol/0.09 mg norgestimate (cyclic) |
Activella, Amabelz, Mimvey¶ | 0.5 mg estradiol/0.1 mg norethindrone acetate, 1 mg/0.5 mg |
FemHRT, Jevantique Lo | 2.5 mcg ethinyl estradiol/0.5 mg norethindrone acetate |
Jinteli | 5 mcg ethinyl estradiol/1 mg norethindrone acetate |
Angeliq | 0.5 mg estradiol/0.25 mg drospirenone, 1 mg/0.5 mg |
Oral CEEs and bazedoxifene |
Duavee | 0.45 mg CEE/20 mg bazedoxifene |
Estradiol patches* |
Alora (twice weekly) | 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 mg per day |
Generic (twice weekly) | 0.025, 0.0375, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 mg per day |
Minivelle (twice weekly) | 0.025, 0.0375, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 mg per day |
Vivelle-Dot (twice weekly) | 0.025, 0.0375, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 mg per day |
Climara¶ (weekly) | 0.025, 0.0375, 0.05, 0.06, 0.075, 0.1 mg per day |
Menostar (weekly) | 0.014 mg per day |
Estrogen-progestin patches |
Combi-Patch (twice weekly) | 0.05 mg estradiol/0.14 mg norethindrone, 0.05 mg/0.25 mg per day |
Climara Pro (weekly) | 0.045 mg estradiol/0.015 mg levonorgestrel per day |
Topical gel* |
EstroGel 0.06% | 0.75 mg estradiol per pump |
Elestrin 0.06% | 0.52 mg estradiol per pump |
Divigel 0.1% | 0.25, 0.5, 1 mg estradiol per pouch |
Topical spray* |
EvaMist | 1.53 mg estradiol per spray |
Intravaginal rings* |
Femring | 0.05 mg estradiol per day over 3 months, 0.1 mg estradiol per day over 3 months |
Depot options (oil, intramuscular) |
Estradiol cypionate |
Depo-Estradiol | 5 mg/mL (5 mL) |
Estradiol valerate |
Delestrogen | 10, 20, or 40 mg/mL (all 5 mL) |
Vaginal estrogen preparations for treatment of genitourinary atrophy (inadequate dose to relieve vasomotor symptoms) |
Vaginal ring |
Estring | 7.5 mcg estradiol per day, released over 3 months |
Vaginal tablet |
Vagifem | 10 mcg estradiol per vaginal tablet |
Yuvafem | 10 mcg estradiol per vaginal tablet |
Vaginal cream |
Estrace 0.01% | 0.1 mg estradiol per gram cream |
Premarin vaginal | 0.625 mg CEE per gram cream |