Elestrin Dosage
Generic name: estradiol
Dosage form: gel
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Generally, when estrogen is prescribed for a postmenopausal woman with a uterus, a progestin should also be considered to reduce the risk of endometrial cancer.
A woman without a uterus does not need progestin. In some cases, however, hysterectomized women with a history of endometriosis may need a progestin [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2), (5.14)].
Use of estrogen-alone, or in combination with a progestin, should be with the lowest effective dose and for the shortest duration consistent with treatment goals and risks for the individual woman. Postmenopausal women should be re-evaluated periodically as clinically appropriate to determine if treatment is still necessary.
Treatment of Moderate to Severe Vasomotor Symptoms due to Menopause
ELESTRIN is applied once daily to the upper arm for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause using a metered-dose pump which delivers 0.87 gram of estradiol gel per actuation.
Patients should be started with the lowest effective dose of ELESTRIN, which is one pump per day (0.87 g per day, which contains 0.52 mg of estradiol).
Subsequent dosage adjustment may be made based upon the individual patient response. This dose should be periodically reassessed by the healthcare provider.
See also...
- Elestrin Side Effects
- Elestrin Drug Interactions
- Elestrin (estradiol) consumer information
- Alora (estradiol) transdermal system, patch dosage information
- Climara (estradiol) transdermal patch dosage information
- Climara (estradiol) consumer information
- Delestrogen (estradiol valerate) injection dosage information
- Depo-Estradiol (estradiol cypionate) injection dosage information
- Divigel (estradiol) consumer information
- Estrace (estradiol) tablet dosage information
- Estrace (estradiol) consumer information
- Estraderm (estradiol) patch, extended release dosage information
- Estradiol dosage information
- Estradiol consumer information
- Estradiol Patch transdermal patch dosage information
- Estrasorb (estradiol) consumer information
- EstroGel (estradiol) gel dosage information
- Estrogel (estradiol) consumer information
- Evamist (estradiol) transdermal spray dosage information
- Evamist (estradiol) consumer information
- Femring (estradiol acetate) vaginal ring dosage information
- Femtrace (estradiol acetate) tablet dosage information
- Femtrace (estradiol) consumer information
- Menostar (estradiol) patch dosage information
- Menostar (estradiol) consumer information
- Vivelle (estradiol) patch, extended release dosage information
- Vivelle-Dot (estradiol) patch, extended release dosage information
