The key pharmaceutical ingredients of ACTIVELLA® 1.0 mg/0.5 mg

ACTIVELLA® 1.0 mg/0.5 mg contains 1.0 mg of 17β-estradiol, an estrogen identical to the one her body once made, and the only estrogen in ACTIVELLA® 1.0 mg/0.5 mg.1,2

ACTIVELLA® 1.0 mg/0.5 mg also contains 0.5 mg of a progestin called norethindrone acetate, or NETA.1

Both of the active ingredients in ACTIVELLA® 1.0 mg/0.5 mg, 17β-estradiol and NETA, are derived from plant sources.3

ACTIVELLA® 1.0 mg/0.5 mg estradiol is identical to the estrogen a woman's body makes

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REFERENCES:

  • 1. ACTIVELLA® [package insert]. Princeton, NJ: Novo Nordisk Inc; 2007.
  • 2. Loose-Mitchell DS, Stancel GM. Estrogens and progestins. In: Hardman JG, Limbird LE, eds. Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 10th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2001:1598.
  • 3. Data on file. Correspondence from crude material manufacturers. Novo Nordisk Inc, Princeton, NJ.