Products Transdermal patches are approved as medicinal products. They offer themselves as an alternative to other modes of application such as peroral and parenteral administration. The first products were launched in the 1970s. Structure and properties Transdermal patches are flexible pharmaceutical preparations of varying sizes and thinness that contain one or more active ingredients. They … Transdermal Patches
Symptoms Menopausal symptoms are very individual and vary from woman to woman. The most common possible disorders include: Cycle irregularities, change in menstruation. Vasomotor disorders: Flushes, night sweats. Mood swings, irritability, aggressiveness, sensitivity, sadness, difficulty concentrating, anxiety, fatigue. Sleep disorders Changes in skin, hair and mucous membranes: hair loss, vaginal atrophy, vaginal dryness, dry skin, … Menopausal Symptoms
Products Duogynon was approved in Germany between 1950 and 1981 in the form of dragées and as an intramuscular solution for injection. It was manufactured by Schering AG, which was acquired by Bayer in 2006. Duogynon was later renamed Cumorit. The drug was also approved in other countries, including the United Kingdom, where it was … Duogynon
Products Norethisterone is commercially available in tablet form (Primolut N). It has been approved in many countries since 1959. Micronovum and Trinovum were withdrawn from the market in many countries in 2013. Structure and properties Norethisterone (C20H26O2, Mr = 298.4 g/mol) exists as a white to yellowish white crystalline powder that is practically insoluble in … Norethisterone
Structure and properties Norethisterone acetate (C22H28O3, Mr = 340.5 g/mol) exists as a white to yellowish white crystalline powder, which is practically insoluble in water. See also under norethisterone. Effects Norethisterone acetate (ATC G03AC01) has gestagenic properties. Indications Hormone replacement therapy
Products Oral contraceptives are commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets and coated tablets. Numerous products with different active ingredients are available from different manufacturers. Structure and properties Oral contraceptives usually contain an estrogen (mainly ethinyl estradiol, sometimes estradiol) and a progestin. Preparations are also available that contain only a progestin (minipill, e.g., desogestrel, … Oral Contraceptives
