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Estriol : Vaginal atrophy

Detail

Condition :
Vaginal atrophy
Keywords :
Menopause, menopausal symptoms, HRT, hormone replacement therapy, Vaginal gel, vaginal cream, urogenital atrophy, estrogen, oestrogen only HRT, vaginal atrophy, vaginal dryness, vaginal oestrogen, oestrogen deficiency, atrophic vaginitis, oestradiol pessaries
BNF Codes :
060401 - Female Sex Hormones & Their Modulators
060401 - Female Sex Hormones & Their Modulators

Committee Recommendations

Date
Committee Name
Narrative
Traffic Light Status
03 July 2024
Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee (APC)

Estriol vaginal cream 0.1% - Green. Prescribe generically.

Estriol vaginal cream 0.01% is non-formulary

Blissel vaginal gel restricted for use in women who do not tolerate estriol vaginal cream or estradiol pessaries (decision updated Feb 2025)

Estriol 500mcg vaginal tablets are non-formulary.

Estriol pessaries (Imvaggis) are non-formulary.

The Surrey Heartlands APC has agreed a traffic light status and place in therapy for the treatments of menopausal disorders in line with the CKS recommenations:

Menopause | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICE

 
Green (see narrative)
05 April 2023
Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee (APC)

A NHS Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescription Prepayment Certificate (HRT PPC) is now available to be bought. Not all HRT medicines are covered. Please see link below for full list of medicines covered and other useful information.

 
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Documents

Type
Document
Review Date
Guidelines (National)
Webpage

Supplementary documents (CCG specific documents)

No records returned.

Drugs

Below are listed drugs that are used to treat Vaginal atrophy.