Activella
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Activella is a combination drug of estradiol
and norethindrone acetate used for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms, vulvar and vaginal atrophy and osteoporosis
associated with menopause
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Activella supplied as film-coated tablets containing 1 mg estradiol and 0.5 mg norethindrone acetate. Activella is marketed by Novo Nordisk
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Estradiol
Estradiol is a sex hormone. Estradiol is abbreviated E2 as it has 2 hydroxyl groups in its molecular structure. Estrone has 1 and estriol has 3 . Estradiol is about 10 times as potent as estrone and about 80 times as potent as estriol in its estrogenic effect...
and norethindrone acetate used for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms, vulvar and vaginal atrophy and osteoporosis
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease of bones that leads to an increased risk of fracture. In osteoporosis the bone mineral density is reduced, bone microarchitecture is deteriorating, and the amount and variety of proteins in bone is altered...
associated with menopause
Menopause
Menopause is a term used to describe the permanent cessation of the primary functions of the human ovaries: the ripening and release of ova and the release of hormones that cause both the creation of the uterine lining and the subsequent shedding of the uterine lining...
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Activella supplied as film-coated tablets containing 1 mg estradiol and 0.5 mg norethindrone acetate. Activella is marketed by Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services. Created in 1989 through a merger of two Danish companies dating back to the 1920s, it has become one of the world's leading companies in diabetes care, where Novo Nordisk pursues research into pulmonary delivery systems;...
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