Estradioldrug info
estradiol 0.0006 MG/MG Topical Gel
What it is used for
1 INDICATIONS & USAGE Estradiol gel 0.06% is an estrogen indicated for: Treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause Treatment of moderate to severe symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy due to menopause
1.1 Treatment of
Moderate to Severe Vasomotor Symptoms due to Menopause.
1.2 Treatment of
Moderate to Severe Symptoms of Vulvar and Vaginal Atrophy due to Menopause Limitation of Use When prescribing solely for the treatment of moderate to severe symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy due to menopause, first consider the use of topical vaginal products.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective October 28, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Estradiol gel contains 0.06 percent estradiol in an absorptive hydroalcoholic gel base for topical application. It is a clear, colorless hydroalcoholic gel. One pump depression of estradiol gel delivers 1.25 g of gel containing 0.75 mg estradiol. Estradiol is a white crystalline powder, chemically described as estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17β-diol. It has an empirical formula of C 18 H 24 O 2 and molecular weight of 272.39.
The structural formula is: The active component of the gel is estradiol. The remaining components of the gel (purified water, alcohol (46%), triethanolamine and carbomer 974P) are pharmacologically inactive. structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective October 28, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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