My walgreens has been out my Femhrt for at least 5 weeks. They say it is a manufactor back order. My hot flashes are not on back order. There is not a generic. So what is the best replacement for this hormone replacement? Or is the manufactor going to start manufactoring Femhrt.
I have been taking Femhrt for the last 3 years. What is up with the manufactor back order?
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- 26 Sep 2011 by cathystan
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- femhrt, postmenopausal symptoms, prevention of osteoporosis, hot flashes, generic
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suzanne6613 Oct 2011
I too found suddenly that femhrt was on backorder but luckily caught my mail order prescription company before they substitued with another drug that clearly was not a substitute. I called the manufacturer direct, 800-521-8813,as there is a toll free number on the bottle. I was directed to an answering machine, but I left a clear message with my phone number, and they called back within a few hours. The spokes woman who returned my call stated the plant producing this product has been out of production for at least 2 months. She would not say why, or what plant was involved, but could only say they have plans to continue to produce the product in the future, but could not say WHEN!! They need to hear from customers like us who rely on this product, as there is no substitue in the market. I could not even begin to tell you the number of prescriptions my doctor tried until we found femhrt.
mileka
19 Oct 2011
Another note: The patent for femhrt expired in 2011, which opened the door for generic competition, most likely causing the manufacturer to halt production when the generic version hit the marketplace. The generic substitute is being produced by drug manufacturer TEVA, but only at the higher dose. So far no manufacturer has released a generic version of the low dose femhrt... so we suffer in limbo.
kvrudney
25 Oct 2011
I found that not only was I not called to be told Femhrt was not available but they called my doctor and she substituted prempro with out calling me asking me what I wanted to do or giving me any information about it as she did when she started me on Femhrt. the insert from CVS when they sent me the prempro said that either Femhrt was no longer available or on back order. When I called to find out if it was on back order or no longer available the person from CVS said on back order but they had no idea how long it would take to get it. I had no side effects from FemHRT and did not want to start something that I knew nothing about. I take if to prevent a heart problem so not sure what to do now. Then CVS said they wouldn't take it back. I told them I have a right to decide what I want to put in my body and no one consulted me on the change. So the rep talked to their manager and they are sending me a tag to return the prescription and refund my money. If anyone knows who to write to, to get some action let me know.
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There seems to be no other Low Dose HRT similar to FemHRT. When I was told a few days ago that my FemHRT was not available I spoke to the Pharmacist at CAREMARK. Prefest had been substituted and my credit card was charged with $112.00 without my approval. Since it was not a CAREMARK error my money coud not be refunded even though I am unable to tolerate the substitute. When I researched I found that Prefest contains 4 times the amount of Estergen as FemHRT. The pharmacist I spoke to agreed. I asked him if the pill could be cut into quarters? He said only if it was scored and he didn’t believe that it was. We talked about the fact that a pill cutter usually crushes pills that are not scored. He said the other problem is that FemHRT also contains a form of progesterin. Prefest contains a different dose and form of progesterone: norgestimate. FemHrt contains 2.5 mcg ethinyl estradiol [Estrogen] and 0.5 mg norethindrone acetate [progesterone].
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PreFest contains 1 mg estradiol [Estrogen] and 0.09 mg norgestimate [progesterin]. The lower the dose, the stronger the potency. So cutting the tablet might not deliver the dose my body is used to. He told me to check with my physician, repeatedly. He said that FemHrt was on back order and that my doctor was notified and asked if Prefest could be substituted and he agreed.