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Marketing authorisations
FDA — authorised 14 March 1996
Application: ANDA040114
Marketing authorisation holder: RUBICON RESEARCH
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 26 April 1996
Application: NDA020472
Marketing authorisation holder: PFIZER
Local brand name: ESTRING
Indication: INSERT, EXTENDED RELEASE — VAGINAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 31 July 1996
Application: NDA020538
Marketing authorisation holder: SANDOZ
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: Film, Extended Release — Transdermal
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 3 December 1996
Application: NDA020417
Marketing authorisation holder: PARKE DAVIS
Local brand name: FEMPATCH
Indication: FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 20 December 1996
Application: NDA020655
Marketing authorisation holder: ABBVIE
Local brand name: ALORA
Indication: FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 29 December 1997
Application: ANDA040212
Marketing authorisation holder: DURAMED PHARMS BARR
Local brand name: GYNODIOL
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 30 January 1998
Application: ANDA040138
Marketing authorisation holder: LANNETT CO INC
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 4 August 1998
Application: NDA020847
Marketing authorisation holder: WOMEN FIRST HLTHCARE
Local brand name: ESCLIM
Indication: SYSTEM — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 29 December 1998
Application: ANDA040275
Marketing authorisation holder: EPIC PHARMA LLC
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 21 April 1999
Application: ANDA040326
Marketing authorisation holder: PHARMOBEDIENT
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 20 September 1999
Application: NDA021048
Marketing authorisation holder: ORTHO MCNEIL PHARM
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: SYSTEM — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 22 October 1999
Application: NDA021040
Marketing authorisation holder: TEVA WOMENS
Local brand name: PREFEST
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 19 November 1999
Application: ANDA040312
Marketing authorisation holder: NOVO NORDISK INC
Local brand name: INNOFEM
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 24 February 2000
Application: ANDA075233
Marketing authorisation holder: MYLAN TECHNOLOGIES
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 24 February 2000
Application: ANDA075182
Marketing authorisation holder: MYLAN TECHNOLOGIES
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 17 April 2002
Application: ANDA040297
Marketing authorisation holder: USL PHARMA
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 21 November 2003
Application: NDA021258
Marketing authorisation holder: BAYER HLTHCARE
Local brand name: CLIMARA PRO
Indication: FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 29 April 2005
Application: ANDA076812
Marketing authorisation holder: BARR
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL AND NORGESTIMATE
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 27 December 2005
Application: NDA021885
Marketing authorisation holder: BERLEX LABS
Local brand name: CLIMARA PRO
Indication: SYSTEM — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 15 December 2006
Application: NDA021813
Marketing authorisation holder: VIATRIS
Local brand name: ELESTRIN
Indication: GEL, METERED — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 17 April 2008
Application: ANDA078324
Marketing authorisation holder: BRECKENRIDGE PHARM
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL AND NORETHINDRONE ACETATE
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 11 May 2010
Application: ANDA079193
Marketing authorisation holder: BARR
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL AND NORETHINDRONE ACETATE
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 8 March 2012
Application: ANDA200747
Marketing authorisation holder: TEVA PHARMS USA
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL AND NORETHINDRONE ACETATE
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 29 October 2012
Application: NDA203752
Marketing authorisation holder: NOVEN
Local brand name: MINIVELLE
Indication: FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 19 December 2014
Application: ANDA020167
Marketing authorisation holder: MYLAN PHARMS INC
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: SYSTEM — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 19 December 2014
Application: ANDA201675
Marketing authorisation holder: MYLAN TECHNOLOGIES
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: SYSTEM — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 29 May 2015
Application: ANDA205256
Marketing authorisation holder: AMNEAL PHARMS
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: TABLET — VAGINAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 20 June 2016
Application: ANDA203339
Marketing authorisation holder: LUPIN
Local brand name: AMABELZ
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 10 February 2017
Application: ANDA207261
Marketing authorisation holder: XIROMED
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL AND NORETHINDRONE ACETATE
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 21 July 2017
Application: ANDA206388
Marketing authorisation holder: TEVA PHARMS USA
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: TABLET — VAGINAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 29 December 2017
Application: ANDA208788
Marketing authorisation holder: MYLAN
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: CREAM — VAGINAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 22 January 2018
Application: ANDA210194
Marketing authorisation holder: PADAGIS ISRAEL
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: CREAM — VAGINAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 5 March 2018
Application: ANDA209767
Marketing authorisation holder: ENCUBE
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: CREAM — VAGINAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 30 March 2018
Application: ANDA210488
Marketing authorisation holder: TEVA PHARMS USA
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: CREAM — VAGINAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 15 August 2018
Application: ANDA206685
Marketing authorisation holder: MYLAN TECHNOLOGIES
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 28 October 2018
Application: NDA210132
Marketing authorisation holder: MAYNE PHARMA
Local brand name: BIJUVA
Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 28 September 2020
Application: ANDA211396
Marketing authorisation holder: AMNEAL
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 10 August 2022
Application: ANDA211783
Marketing authorisation holder: XIROMED
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: GEL — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 1 December 2022
Application: ANDA206241
Marketing authorisation holder: ZYDUS PHARMS
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: SYSTEM — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 29 March 2023
Application: ANDA202985
Marketing authorisation holder: ZYDUS PHARMS
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 17 April 2023
Application: ANDA204379
Marketing authorisation holder: ZYDUS PHARMS
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: SYSTEM — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 30 June 2023
Application: ANDA214729
Marketing authorisation holder: AUROBINDO PHARMA LTD
Local brand name: ETYQA
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 24 August 2023
Application: ANDA217610
Marketing authorisation holder: NOVITIUM PHARMA
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: GEL — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 6 September 2023
Application: ANDA217334
Marketing authorisation holder: NOVITIUM PHARMA
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: TABLET — ORAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 14 November 2023
Application: ANDA216524
Marketing authorisation holder: PADAGIS ISRAEL
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: GEL — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 22 April 2024
Application: ANDA216160
Marketing authorisation holder: SOLARIS PHARMA CORP
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: GEL, METERED — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 12 July 2024
Application: ANDA217863
Marketing authorisation holder: SOLARIS PHARMA CORP
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: GEL — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 12 July 2024
Application: ANDA216055
Marketing authorisation holder: AMNEAL
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: GEL — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 2 August 2024
Application: ANDA216550
Marketing authorisation holder: AUROBINDO PHARMA
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: TABLET — VAGINAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 23 October 2024
Application: ANDA217882
Marketing authorisation holder: NOVITIUM PHARMA
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: GEL, METERED — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 5 March 2025
Application: ANDA218507
Marketing authorisation holder: ENCUBE
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: GEL — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 8 December 2025
Application: ANDA214137
Marketing authorisation holder: TEVA PHARMS USA INC
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: INSERT — VAGINAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 2 February 2026
Application: ANDA215096
Marketing authorisation holder: LONG GROVE PHARMS
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: GEL, METERED — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA — authorised 11 May 2026
Application: ANDA218214
Marketing authorisation holder: ENCUBE
Local brand name: ESTRADIOL
Indication: GEL, METERED — TRANSDERMAL
Status: approved
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FDA
Safety signals — FAERS
Adverse reaction reports describe suspected side effects. A report does not mean the drug caused the event — co-medications, underlying disease and coincidence all contribute.
Window: 20 April 2025 – 20 April 2026
Total reports: 2,518
Most-reported reactions
Drug Ineffective — 613 reports (24.34%) Vulvovaginal Discomfort — 393 reports (15.61%) Off Label Use — 268 reports (10.64%) Vulvovaginal Pain — 232 reports (9.21%) Product Quality Issue — 219 reports (8.7%) Pain — 171 reports (6.79%) Vaginal Discharge — 167 reports (6.63%) Headache — 154 reports (6.12%) Urinary Tract Infection — 154 reports (6.12%) Nausea — 147 reports (5.84%)
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Estring in other countries
Same drug, different regulators. Each page below lists the local marketing authorisation, HTA position, pricing, and adverse-event data.
Other Oncology approved in United States
Frequently asked questions
Is Estring approved in United States?
Yes. FDA authorised it on 14 March 1996; FDA authorised it on 26 April 1996; FDA authorised it on 31 July 1996.
Who is the marketing authorisation holder for Estring in United States?
RUBICON RESEARCH holds the US marketing authorisation.