Women's Health

1.5mg

Levonorgestrel 1.5mg tablets for emergency contraception, a single progestogen dose that delays or holds back ovulation.

3/0.03mg

Drospirenone with ethinylestradiol as a film-coated tablet, a combined oral contraceptive also listed for acne vulgaris. Gonadotropins are suppressed.

2/0.035mg

Cyproterone with ethinylestradiol as a film-coated tablet, used in the management of acne and hirsutism. An anti-androgen paired with an oestrogen.

25 · 50 · 100mg

Clomifene 25mg, 50mg and 100mg tablets, used in the management of anovulatory infertility. A SERM acting at oestrogen receptors in the hypothalamus.

5 · 10mg

Medroxyprogesterone 5mg and 10mg tablets for endometriosis and abnormal uterine bleeding. A progestogen that turns the endometrium secretory.

1 · 2mg

Estrace is estradiol 1mg and 2mg tablets, used in the management of menopausal symptoms and low oestrogen states. An oestrogen taken by mouth.

2.5mg

Letrozole at a single 2.5mg film-coated strength, listed for breast cancer. Blocking aromatase stops androgens being converted into oestrogen.

5mg

Norethindrone 5mg tablets, used in the management of endometriosis and abnormal uterine bleeding. A synthetic progestogen that mimics progesterone.

0.25 · 0.5mg

Cabergoline 0.25mg and 0.5mg tablets, used in the management of hyperprolactinaemia and prolactinoma. An ergot-derived dopamine agonist.

0.15/0.03 · 0.5/0.05mg

Ethinylestradiol with norgestrel tablets, a combined oral contraceptive in two strengths. Ovulation is inhibited and the cervical mucus altered.

1mg

Anastrozole 1mg film-coated tablets, used in the management of breast cancer. A non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor that lowers circulating oestrogen.

0.15/0.03 · 0.25/0.05mg

Levonorgestrel with ethinylestradiol tablets, a combined oral contraceptive taken by mouth. The hormone pair suppresses ovulation and thickens cervical mucus.

0.03/0.15mg

Ethinylestradiol with levonorgestrel tablets, a combined oral contraceptive. Negative feedback on the hypothalamic-pituitary axis holds ovulation back.

10mg

Dydrogesterone 10mg tablets, used in the management of endometriosis, dysmenorrhoea, infertility and secondary amenorrhoea. An orally active progestogen.

100mg

Lovegra is sildenafil 100mg in a plain tablet for erectile dysfunction, a PDE5 inhibitor that potentiates the vasodilator action of nitric oxide.

5 · 10mg

Medroxyprogesterone 5mg and 10mg tablets, used in the management of secondary amenorrhoea, endometriosis and dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

100 · 200mg

Progesterone 100mg and 200mg soft capsules, used as part of hormone replacement therapy. The natural hormone rather than a synthetic progestogen.

0.15/0.02mg

Femilon is ethinylestradiol with desogestrel in a low-dose combined tablet for contraception, holding back the release of an egg from the ovary.

3/0.03mg

Drospirenone with ethinylestradiol as a film-coated tablet for contraception. Gonadotropin feedback suppresses ovulation and the mucus thickens.

60mg

Raloxifene 60mg film-coated tablets, used in the management of osteoporosis. A SERM that acts like oestrogen on bone but not on breast tissue.

13.9%

Eflornithine 13.9% cream, applied to the skin for hirsutism. It blocks ornithine decarboxylase in the follicle, which hair cells need to grow.

2/0.035mg

Cyproterone acetate with ethinylestradiol as a film-coated tablet, used for severe acne, hirsutism and androgenetic alopecia. An anti-androgen with an oestrogen.

0.15/30mg/mcg

Desogestrel with ethinylestradiol tablets for contraception, working through feedback on the hypothalamic-pituitary axis to suppress ovulation.

0.15/0.3mg

Novelon is desogestrel with ethinylestradiol in a fixed-dose combined tablet for contraception, suppressing the release of gonadotropins.

15g

Estriol cream in a 15g tube, applied vaginally for atrophic vaginitis. It replaces the oestrogen the tissue lacks, restoring its elasticity.

10/10mg

Doxylamine with pyridoxine in a modified-release tablet, used for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. A first-generation antihistamine with vitamin B6.

2.5mg

Tibofem contains tibolone 2.5mg, a synthetic steroid hormone used for menopausal symptoms from a year after the last period, and to help prevent osteoporosis in women at high risk of fractures who cannot take other bone-protecting medicines.

600mg

Fenticonazole 600mg suppositories for vaginal candidiasis, an imidazole antifungal placed vaginally rather than taken by mouth.

0.15/0.02mg

Desogestrel with ethinylestradiol tablets for contraception, a combined pill acting through ovulation inhibition and a thicker cervical barrier.

0.15/30mg/mcg

Desogestrel with ethinylestradiol film-coated tablets, a combined oral contraceptive. The pair suppresses ovulation and alters the cervical mucus.

25 · 50 · 100mg

Clomifene at 25mg, 50mg and 100mg, listed for anovulation and female infertility. The SERM raises gonadotropin output by blocking oestrogen feedback.

50 · 100 · 200mg

Danazol 50mg, 100mg and 200mg hard capsules, used in the management of endometriosis and hereditary angioedema. A synthetic androgen.

500mg

Tranexamic acid 500mg tablets, used in the management of menorrhagia and haemorrhage. An antifibrinolytic that stops clots being broken down early.

0.625mg

Conjugated oestrogens 0.625mg film-coated tablets, used in the management of menopausal symptoms and oestrogen deficiency. A mixture, not a single hormone.

1mg

Anastrozole 1mg film-coated tablets for breast cancer, including adjuvant therapy. A selective aromatase inhibitor that halts androgen conversion to oestrogen.