Conjugated estrogens/methyltestosterone

Conjugated estrogens/methyltestosterone (CEEs/MT), sold under the brand name Premarin with Methyltestosterone, is a combination of conjugated estrogens (CEEs), an estrogen, and methyltestosterone (MT), an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAR), which is used in menopausal hormone therapy for women.[1][2][3][4] It contains 0.625 to 1.25 mg CEEs and 5 to 10 mg MT.[2] The medication was marketed by Wyeth-Ayerst.[2] CEEs/MT was previously marketed in the United States and Canada.[4] It remains available only in Paraguay, under the brand names Delitan and Delitan Forte.[5]

Conjugated estrogens /
methyltestosterone
Combination of
Conjugated estrogensEstrogen
MethyltestosteroneAndrogen; Anabolic steroid
Clinical data
Trade namesPremarin with Methyltestosterone
Other namesCEEs/MT; CEs/MT
Routes of
administration
By mouth
Drug classEstrogen; Androgen; Anabolic steroid
Legal status
Legal status

See also

References

  1. Lorrain J (1994). Comprehensive Management of Menopause. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 301–. ISBN 978-0-387-97972-4.
  2. Lien LL, Lien EJ (April 1996). "Hormone therapy and phytoestrogens". Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 21 (2): 101–11. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2710.1996.tb00008.x. PMID 8809647. S2CID 25123196.
  3. Barnhart ER (1986). Physicians' Desk Reference: PDR. Medical Economics Company. p. 645. ISBN 978-0-87489-886-6.
  4. United States Pharmacopeial Convention (2006). USP DI: United States Pharmacopeia Dispensing Information. United States Pharmacopeial Convention. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-56363-429-1.
  5. "Methyltestosterone".
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