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Menopause - Management
Continuous combined tablets (low dose oestrogen)

Age from 40 years onwards
Angeliq (estradiol 1mg/drospirenone 2mg)
Angeliq tablets
Take one tablet daily.
Supply 84 tablets.
Age: from 40 years onwards
NHS cost: £25.80
Licensed use: yes
Femoston Conti (estradiol 1mg/dydrogesterone 5mg)
Femoston-conti 1mg/5mg tablets
Take one tablet once a day.
Supply 84 tablets.
Age: from 40 years onwards
NHS cost: £13.47
Licensed use: yes
Patient information: If you have not taken HRT before, these tablets should not be used unless it is more than 12 months since you had your last period. If you are changing from HRT tablets or patches, start these tablets as soon as your previous pack of HRT is finished. If you are changing from HRT that uses patches with tablets, start these tablets as soon as your previous course of tablets is finished.
Kliovance (estradiol 1mg/norethisterone 500mcg)
Kliovance tablets
Take one tablet once a day.
Supply 84 tablets.
Age: from 40 years onwards
NHS cost: £14.67
Licensed use: yes
Patient information: If you have not taken HRT before, these tablets should not be used unless it is more than 12 months since you had your last period. If you are changing from cyclical HRT (monthly bleed while on HRT), start these tablets as soon as your monthly bleed has finished.
Indivina (estradiol 1mg/medroxyprogesterone 2.5mg)
Indivina 1mg/2.5mg tablets
Take one tablet once a day.
Supply 84 tablets.
Age: from 40 years onwards
NHS cost: £21.49
Licensed use: yes
Patient information: If you have not taken HRT before, these tablets should not be used unless it is more than 3 years since you had your last period. If you are changing from continuous HRT (no monthly bleeds while on HRT), start these tablets as soon as your previous pack of HRT is finished. If you are changing from cyclical HRT (monthly bleed while on HRT) start these tablets one week after your previous pack of HRT is finished.
Indivina (estradiol 1mg/medroxyprogesterone 5mg)
Indivina 1mg/5mg tablets
Take one tablet once a day.
Supply 84 tablets.
Age: from 40 years onwards
NHS cost: £21.49
Licensed use: yes
Patient information: If you have not taken HRT before, these tablets should not be used unless it is more than 3 years since you had your last period. If you are changing from continuous HRT (no monthly bleeds while on HRT), start these tablets as soon as your previous pack of HRT is finished. If you are changing from cyclical HRT (monthly bleed while on HRT) start these tablets one week after your previous pack of HRT is finished.
Premique Low Dose (oestrogen 300mcg/medroxyprogest 1.5mg)
Premique Low Dose tablets
Take one tablet once a day.
Supply 84 tablets.
Age: from 40 years onwards
NHS cost: £29.85
Licensed use: yes
Patient information: If you have not taken HRT before, these tablets should not be used unless it is more than 12 months since you had your last period. If you are changing from HRT tablets or patches, start these tablets as soon as your previous pack of HRT is finished.
Premique (oestrogen 625mcg/medroxyprogesterone 5mg)
Premique tablets
Take one tablet once a day.
Supply 84 tablets.
Age: from 40 years onwards
NHS cost: £27.14
Licensed use: yes
Patient information: If you have not taken HRT before, these tablets should not be used unless it is more than 12 months since you had your last period. If you are changing from HRT tablets or patches, start these tablets as soon as your previous pack of HRT is finished.

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