TAM (Treatments and Medicines) NHS Highland
Important: Therapy notes
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Patches (Evorel®) 25, 50, 75, 100 micrograms/24 hours
Dosage:
1 patch to be applied twice weekly continuously. Initiate therapy with 50 microgram patch for first month, subsequently adjusted to lowest effective dose.
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Patches (Estraderm MX®) 25, 50, 75, 100 micrograms/24 hours
Dosage:
1 patch to be applied twice weekly continuously. Initiate therapy with the 25 microgram patch for first 3 months, subsequently adjusted to lowest effective dose.
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Patches (Estradot®) 25, 37·5, 50, 75, 100 micrograms/24 hours (s)
Dosage:
For patients undergoing gender reassignment off-label, 1 patch to be applied twice weekly continuously.
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Gel (Oestrogel® Pump-Pack 0·06%) 750 microgram/actuation
Dosage:
Apply 1·5mg once daily continuously, increased if necessary up to 3 mg after 1 month continuously, to be applied over a large area, to be used with cyclical progestogen for at least 12 days of each cycle in women with a uterus. If switching from cyclical HRT, start at end of regimen; otherwise start at any time.