Available Forms of HRT
Note: This list is of HRT currently available in the U.S. For more information on specific forms of HRT, click on the blue link)
For a listing of equivalent doses of different forms of HRT, go to HRT Equivalencies.
ORAL ESTROGENS
| Name | Company | Type | Dosage |
| Premarin | Wyeth-Ayerst | conjugated estrogens (equine) -- 45% estrone sulfate; 55% equine estrogens | 0.3, 0.625 (standard), 0.9, 1.25, and 2.5 mg |
| Estrace | Mead Johnson | micronized estradiol (from plant sources) | 0.5, 1, 2 mg |
| Cenestin | Duramed | conjugated estrogens (from plant sources) | 0.625, 0.0 mg |
| Gynodiol | Fielding | micronized estradiol (from plant sources) |
0.5, 1.5, 2 mg |
| Ogen | Abbott | Estropipate (piperazine estrone sulfate) | 0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5 mg |
| Ortho-Est | Ortho | Estropipate | 0.625; 1.25 mg |
| Estratab (currently unavailable -- check with manufacturer or pharmacist for more information) | Solvay | Esterified estrogens (from plant sources) | 0.3, 0.625, 1.25, 2.5 mg |
| Menest | Monarch | Esterified estrogens (from plant sources) | 0.3, 0.625. 1.25, 2.5 mg |
| Tri-Est | compounding pharmacy | estradiol, estrone, and estriol
(usually in a 10%, 10% 80% ratio) (capsule, cream or gel) |
1.25, 2.5, 5 mg |
| Bi-Est | compounding pharmacy | estradiol and estriol (usually in
a 20%/80% ratio) (capsule, cream or gel) |
1.25, 2.5, 5 mg |
| Estriol | compounding pharmacy | estriol | 2 to 8 mg |
ESTROGEN PATCHES, GELS & RINGS
| Name | Drug Company | Type | Dosage |
| Estraderm | Novartis | transdermal patch -- estradiol | 0.05; 1 mg |
| Climara | Berlex | matrix patch -- estradiol | 0.025. 0.0375, 0.05, 0.06, 0.075, 0.1 mg |
| Vivelle and Vivelle Dot | Novogyne Pharmaceuticals | matrix patch -- estradiol | 0.025, 0.0375; 0.05; 0.075; 0.1 mg |
| Fempatch | Parke-Davis | matrix patch -- estradiol | 0.05 mg |
| Esclim | Women First HealthCare | matrix patch -- estradiol | 0.025, 0.0375, 0.050, 0.075, and 0.1 mg |
| Alora | Theratech | matrix patch -- estradiol | 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 mg |
| Estring | Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. | vaginal ring -- estradiol | .075 mg/day |
| Femring | Warner Chilcott | vaginal ring -- estradiol acetate | .05, 0.10 mg/day |
| Estrogel | Solvay | estradiol gel | 1.25 gms/day delivering .75 mg estradiol |
| Estrasorb | Novavax | estradiol emulsion (cream) | .05 mg |
OTHER FORMS OF ESTROGEN
(creams, etc.)
(note: these are intended for treatment of vaginal dryness and atrophy -- not
for general estrogen replacement)
| Estrace Cream | Mead Johnson | cream (used for treatment of vaginal dryness, atrophy, etc) | 1.0 mg estradiol |
| Premarin Cream | Wyeth-Ayerst | cream (used for treatment of vaginal dryness, atrophy, etc) | 0.625 mg conjugated estrogens/g (estrone 50-65%, equilin 20-35%) |
| Ogen Cream | Abbott | cream (used for treatment of vaginal dryness, atrophy, etc) | 1.5 mg estropipate |
| Vagifem | Pharmacia | tablets (used for treatment of vaginal dryness, atrophy, etc. -- doesn't have a systemic action on the body) | 25.8 mcg. estradiol hemihydrate, equivalent to 25 mcg. estradiol |
PROGESTERONES & PROGESTINS
| Name | Drug Company | Type | Dosage |
| Provera | Upjohn | medroxyprogesterone acetate | 2.5, 5, 10 mg |
| Cycrin | Wyeth-Ayerst | medroxyprogesterone acetate | 2.5, 5, 10 mg |
| generic MPA | varies | medroxyprogesterone acetate | 2.5, 5, 10 mg |
| Aygestin | Wyeth-Ayerst | norethindrone acetate | 2.5, 5 mg |
| Norlutate | Parke-Davis | norethindrone acetate | 2.5, 5, 10 mg |
| Micronor | Ortho | norethindrone | 0.35 mg |
| Prometrium | Solvay | natural micronized progesterone | 100, 200 mg |
| generic progesterone | compounding pharmacy | natural micronized progesterone | 100, 200 mg |
| Prochieve (formerly Crinone) | Columbia Labs | natural progesterone vaginal gel | 4% gel (delivering 45 mg of progesterone) |
| Mirena | Schering | levonorgestral IUD | 20 mcg daily (lasts for 5 years) |
COMBINATION ESTROGEN/PROGESTIN
| Name | Drug Company | Type | Dosage |
| Prempro | Wyeth-Ayerst | continuous, oral: conjugated estrogens (Premarin); medroxyprogesterone acetate (Cycrin) | 0.3 mg estrogen/1.5 mg progestin; 0.45 mg estrogen/1.5 mg progestin; .625 mg estrogen/2.5 mg progestin; .625 mg estrogen/5 mg progestin |
| Premphase | Wyeth-Ayerst | cyclial, oral: conjugated estrogens (Premarin) medroxyprogesterone acetate | 0.625 mg estrogen; 2.5 mg progestin (progestin included in last 2 weeks only) |
| CombiPatch | Novartis | continuous, patch: estradiol, norethindrone acetate | .05 mg estradiol; .014 OR .025 mg NETA |
| FemHRT | Duramed (distriibuted by Parke-Davis) | continuous, oral: ethinyl estradiol, norethindrone acetate | 5 mcg ethinyl estradiol 1 mg NDA |
| Ortho-Prefest | Ortho-McNeil | continuous, oral: estradiol, norgestimate | 1 mg estradiol 0.09 mg norgestimate sequential (progestin delivered every 3 days for 3 days) |
| Activella | Pharmacia and Upjohn | continuous, oral: estradiol, norethindrone acetate | 1 mg estradiol, 0.5 mg norethindrone acetate |
| Climara Pro | Schering | continuous, patch: estradiol, levonorgestrel | once a week patch -- .045 mg estradiol; 0.015 mg levonorgestrel |
TESTOSTERONE AND COMBINATION ESTROGEN/TESTOSTERONE
| Name | Drug Company | Type | Dosage |
| Android-10 | ICN | methyltestosterone | 10 mg |
| methyl testosterone | generic | methyltestosterone | 10 mg |
| Estratest | Solvay | esterified estrogens, methyltestosterone | 1.25 mg estrogen; 2.5 mg testosterone |
| Estratest H.S. | Solvay | esterified estrogens; methyltestosterone | 0.625 mg estrogen; 1.25 mg testosterone |
| Premarin with methyl testosterone | Wyeth-Ayerst | conjugated estrogens; methyl- testosterone | .0625 mg estrogen; 5 or 10 mg testosterone |
ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
(listed in order of estrogen dosage)
| Name | Company | Type | Dosage |
| NuvaRing (vaginal ring) |
Organon | ethinyl estradiol; etonogestrel | releases 15 mcg estradiol and 120 mcg etonogestrel daily |
| Alesse | Wyeth-Ayerst | ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel | 20 mcg estrogen, 0.10 mg. progestin |
| Levlite | Berlex | ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel | 20 mcg estrogen, 0.10 mg. progestin |
| Ortho Evra (patch) | Johnson & Johnson | ethinyl estradiol; norelgestromin | releases 20 mcg estradiol; 150 mcg progestin daily |
| Mircette | Organon | ethinyl estradiol; desogestrel | 20 mcg estrogen, 0.15 mg progestin |
| Loestrin 1/20 | Parke-Davis | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone acetate | 20 mcg estrogen, 1 mg progestin |
| Estrostep Fe | Parke-Davis | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone acetate | phasic estrogen (20 mcg first week; 30 mcg second week; 35 mcg third week)), 1 mg progestin |
| Cyclessa | Oraganon | ethinyl estradiol; desogestrel | triphasic (25 mcg ethinyl estradiol for days 1-21; 100 mcg progesin for days 1-7, 125 for days 8-14, 150 for days 15-21) |
| Levlen | Berlex | ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel | 30 mcg estrogen, 0.15 mg progestin |
| Nordette | Wyeth-Ayerst | ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel | 30 mcg estrogen, 0.15 mg progestin |
| Lo/Ovral | Wyeth-Ayerst | ethinyl estradiol; norgestrel | 30 mcg estrogen, 0.30 mg progestin |
| Desogen | Organon | ethinyl estradiol; desogestrel | 30 mcg estrogen, 0.15 mg progestin |
| Ortho-Cept | Ortho | ethinyl estradiol; desogestrel | 30 mcg estrogen, 0.15 mg progestin |
| Loestrin | Parke-Davis | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone acetate | 30 mcg estrogen, 1.50 mg progestin |
| Yasmin | Berlex | ethinyl estradiol; drospirenone | 30 mcg estrogen; 3 mg progestin |
| Triphasil | Wyeth-Ayerst | ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel | phasic estrogen (30, 40, 30 mcg) phasic progestin (0.05, 0.075, 0.125 mg) |
| Tri-Levlen | Berlex | ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel | phasic estrogen (30, 40, 30 mcg) phasic progestin (0.05, 0.075, 0.125 mg) |
| Ortho-Cyclen | Ortho | ethinyl estradiol; norgestimate | 35 mcg estrogen, 0.25 mg progestin |
| Ovcon-35 | Mead Johnson | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone | 35 mcg estrogen, 0.40 mg progestin |
| Brevicon | Watson | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone | 35 mcg estrogen, 0.50 mg progestin |
| Modicon | Ortho | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone | 35 mcg estrogen, 0.50 mg progestin |
| Norethin | Roberts | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone | 35 mcg estrogen, 1.00 mg progestin |
| Norinyl 1/35 | Watson | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone | 35 mcg estrogen, 1.00 mg progestin |
| Ortho-Novum 1/35 | Ortho | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone | 35 mcg estrogen, 1.00 progestin |
| Demulen 1/35 | Searle | ethinyl estradiol; ethynodiol diacetate | 35 mcg estrogen, 1.00 progestin |
| Ortho-Novum 10/11 | Ortho | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone | 35 mcg. estradiol, phasic progestin -- 0.50 mg, 1.00 mg |
| Jenest | Organon | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone | 35 mcg estradiol, phasic progestin -- 0.50 mg, 1.00 mg |
| Ortho-Tri-Cyclen | Otrho | ethinyl estradiol; norgestimate | 35 mcg estradiol, phasic progestin -- 0.15 mg, 0.215 mg, 0.25 mg) |
| Ortho-Novum 7/7/7 | Ortho | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone | 35 mcg estradiol, phasic progestin -- 0.5 mg, 0.75 mg, 1.00 mg |
| Tri-Norinyl | Watson | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone | 35 mcg estradiol, phasic progestin -- 0.50 mg, 1.00 mg, 0.50 mg |
| Norinyl 1/50 | Watson | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone | 50 mcg estradiol, 1.00 mg progestin |
| Ortho-Novum 1/50 | Ortho | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone | 50 mcg estradiol, 1.00 mg progestin |
| Ovcon-50 | Mead Johnson | ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone | 50 mcg estradiol, 1.00 mg progestin |
| Ovral | Wyeth-Ayerst | ethinyl estradiol; norgestrel | 50 mcg estradio, l0.50 mg progestin |
| Demulen 1/50 | Searle | ethinyl estradiol; ethynodiol diacetate | 50 mcg estradiol, 1.00 mg progestin |
