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Combination drug Pharmaceutical compound

Estradiol/levonorgestrel
Combination of
Estradiol	Estrogen
Levonorgestrel	Progestogen
Clinical data
Trade names	Climara Pro
Other names	E2/LNG
ATC code	G03FA01 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status	US: ℞-only
Identifiers
CAS Number	77728-33-7

Estradiol/levonorgestrel (E2/LNG), sold under brand name Climara Pro, is a combination of estradiol (E2) and levonorgestrel (LNG) which is used in menopausal hormone therapy. It is a 22-cm transdermal patch containing 4.4 mg estradiol and 1.39 mg levonorgestrel and delivers 45 μg/day estradiol and 15 μg/day levonorgestrel. E2/LNG was approved for medical use in the United States in 2003.

References

^ "Climara Pro Prescribing Information" (PDF). U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Shulman LP (December 2004). "17Beta-estradiol/levonorgestrel transdermal system for the management of the symptomatic menopausal woman". Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 5 (12): 2559–66. doi:10.1517/14656566.5.12.2559. PMID 15571472. S2CID 24659973.
Dando TM, Perry CM (2004). "17 beta-estradiol/levonorgestrel transdermal system". Treatments in Endocrinology. 3 (5): 319–24. doi:10.2165/00024677-200403050-00005. PMID 15330679. S2CID 72554239.
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Estrogens and antiestrogens

Estrogens

ERTooltip Estrogen receptor agonists

Steroidal: Alfatradiol
Certain androgens/anabolic steroids (e.g., testosterone, testosterone esters, methyltestosterone, metandienone, nandrolone esters) (via estrogenic metabolites)
Certain progestins (e.g., norethisterone, noretynodrel, etynodiol diacetate, tibolone)
Clomestrone
Cloxestradiol acetate
Conjugated estriol
Conjugated estrogens
Epiestriol
Epimestrol
Esterified estrogens
Estetrol
Estradiol
Estradiol esters (e.g., estradiol acetate, estradiol benzoate, estradiol cypionate, estradiol enanthate, estradiol undecylate, estradiol valerate, polyestradiol phosphate, estradiol ester mixtures (Climacteron))
Estramustine phosphate
Estriol
Estriol esters (e.g., estriol succinate, polyestriol phosphate)
Estrogenic substances
Estrone
Estrone esters
- Estrone sulfate
- Estropipate (piperazine estrone sulfate)
Ethinylestradiol
- Ethinylestradiol sulfonate
Hydroxyestrone diacetate
Mestranol
Methylestradiol
Moxestrol
Nilestriol
Prasterone (dehydroepiandrosterone; DHEA)
- Prasterone enanthate
- Prasterone sulfate
Promestriene
Quinestradol
Quinestrol

Progonadotropins

Antiandrogens (e.g., bicalutamide)
GnRH agonists (e.g., GnRH (gonadorelin), leuprorelin)
Gonadotropins (e.g., FSHTooltip follicle-stimulating hormone, LHTooltip luteinizing hormone)

Antiestrogens

ERTooltip Estrogen receptor antagonists (incl. SERMsTooltip selective estrogen receptor modulators/SERDsTooltip selective estrogen receptor downregulators)	Acolbifene Anordrin Bazedoxifene Broparestrol Clomifene Cyclofenil Enclomifene Epitiostanol Lasofoxifene Mepitiostane Ormeloxifene Ospemifene Raloxifene Tamoxifen Toremifene Exclusively antagonistic: Elacestrant Fulvestrant Noncompetitive inhibitors: Trilostane
Aromatase inhibitors	First-generation: Aminoglutethimide Testolactone Second-generation: Fadrozole Formestane Third-generation: Anastrozole Exemestane Letrozole
Antigonadotropins	Androgens/anabolic steroids (e.g., testosterone, testosterone esters, nandrolone esters, oxandrolone, fluoxymesterone) D₂ receptor antagonists (prolactin releasers) (e.g., domperidone, metoclopramide, risperidone, haloperidol, chlorpromazine, sulpiride) GnRH agonists (e.g., leuprorelin, goserelin) GnRH antagonists (e.g., cetrorelix, elagolix) Progestogens (e.g., chlormadinone acetate, cyproterone acetate, gestonorone caproate, hydroxyprogesterone caproate, medroxyprogesterone acetate, megestrol acetate)
Others	Mixed mechanism of action: Danazol Gestrinone Androstenedione immunogens: Androvax (androstenedione albumin) Ovandrotone albumin (Fecundin)

WHO-EM
Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- Phase III
- Never to phase III

See also: Estrogen receptor modulators; Androgens and antiandrogens; Progestogens and antiprogestogens; List of estrogens

Progestogens and antiprogestogens

Progestogens
(and progestins)

PRTooltip Progesterone receptor agonists

Progesterone derivatives: Progesterone
Quingestrone

Retroprogesterone derivatives: Dydrogesterone
Trengestone

17α-Hydroxyprogesterone (and closely related) derivatives: 17α-Hydroxylated: Acetomepregenol (mepregenol diacetate)
Algestone acetophenide (dihydroxyprogesterone acetophenide)
Anagestone acetate
Chlormadinone acetate
Chlormethenmadinone acetate
Cyproterone acetate
Delmadinone acetate
Flugestone acetate (flurogestone acetate)
Flumedroxone acetate
Hydroxyprogesterone acetate
Hydroxyprogesterone caproate
Hydroxyprogesterone heptanoate
Medroxyprogesterone acetate
Megestrol acetate
Melengestrol acetate
Methenmadinone acetate
Osaterone acetate
Pentagestrone acetate
Proligestone; 17α-Methylated: Medrogestone; Others: Haloprogesterone

19-Norprogesterone derivatives: 17α-Hydroxylated: Gestonorone caproate (gestronol hexanoate)
Nomegestrol acetate
Norgestomet
Segesterone acetate (nestorone, elcometrine); 17α-Methylated: Demegestone
Promegestone
Trimegestone

Testosterone derivatives: Estranes: Danazol
Dimethisterone
Ethisterone

19-Nortestosterone derivatives: Estranes: Allylestrenol
Altrenogest
Dienogest
Etynodiol diacetate
Lynestrenol
Norethisterone (norethindrone)
Norethisterone acetate
Norethisterone enanthate
Noretynodrel
Norgesterone
Norgestrienone
Normethandrone (methylestrenolone)
Norvinisterone
Oxendolone
Quingestanol acetate
Tibolone; Gonanes: Desogestrel
Etonogestrel
Gestodene
Gestrinone
Levonorgestrel
Norelgestromin
Norgestimate
Norgestrel

Spirolactone derivatives: Drospirenone

Others: Anabolic–androgenic steroids (e.g., nandrolone and esters, trenbolone and esters, ethylestrenol, norethandrolone, others)

Antiprogestogens

SPRMsTooltip Selective progesterone receptor modulators	Telapristone Ulipristal acetate
PRTooltip Progesterone receptor antagonists	Aglepristone Mifepristone

WHO-EM
Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- Phase III
- Never to phase III

See also: Progesterone receptor modulators; Androgens and antiandrogens; Estrogens and antiestrogens; List of progestogens

Estrogen receptor modulators

ERTooltip Estrogen receptor

Agonists

Unknown/unsorted: ERB-26
ERA-45
ERB-79
ZK-283197

Xenoestrogens: Anise-related (e.g., anethole, anol, dianethole, dianol, photoanethole)
Chalconoids (e.g., isoliquiritigenin, phloretin, phlorizin (phloridzin), wedelolactone)
Coumestans (e.g., coumestrol, psoralidin)
Flavonoids (incl. 7,8-DHF, 8-prenylnaringenin, apigenin, baicalein, baicalin, biochanin A, calycosin, catechin, daidzein, daidzin, ECG, EGCG, epicatechin, equol, formononetin, glabrene, glabridin, genistein, genistin, glycitein, kaempferol, liquiritigenin, mirificin, myricetin, naringenin, penduletin, pinocembrin, prunetin, puerarin, quercetin, tectoridin, tectorigenin)
Lavender oil
Lignans (e.g., enterodiol, enterolactone, nyasol (cis-hinokiresinol))
Metalloestrogens (e.g., cadmium)
Pesticides (e.g., alternariol, dieldrin, endosulfan, fenarimol, HPTE, methiocarb, methoxychlor, triclocarban, triclosan)
Phytosteroids (e.g., digitoxin (digitalis), diosgenin, guggulsterone)
Phytosterols (e.g., β-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol)
Resorcylic acid lactones (e.g., zearalanone, α-zearalenol, β-zearalenol, zearalenone, zeranol (α-zearalanol), taleranol (teranol, β-zearalanol))
Steroid-like (e.g., deoxymiroestrol, miroestrol)
Stilbenoids (e.g., resveratrol, rhaponticin)
Synthetic xenoestrogens (e.g., alkylphenols, bisphenols (e.g., BPA, BPF, BPS), DDT, parabens, PBBs, PHBA, phthalates, PCBs)
Others (e.g., agnuside, rotundifuran)

Mixed
(SERMsTooltip Selective estrogen receptor modulators)

Antagonists

Coregulator-binding modulators: ERX-11

Noncompetitive inhibitors: Trilostane

GPERTooltip G protein-coupled estrogen receptor

Agonists	2-Methoxyestradiol 7β-Hydroxyepiandrosterone Afimoxifene (4-hydroxytamoxifen) Aldosterone Atrazine Bisphenol A Daidzein DDT (p,p'-DDT, o',p'-DDE) Diarylpropionitrile Equol Estradiol Ethinylestradiol Fulvestrant (ICI-182780) G-1 Genistein GPER-L1 GPER-L2 Hydroxytyrosol Kepone Niacin Niacinamide Nonylphenol Oleuropein PCBs (2,2',5'-PCB-4-OH) Propylpyrazoletriol Quercetin Raloxifene Resveratrol STX Tamoxifen Tectoridin
Antagonists	CCL18 Estriol G-15 G-36 MIBE
Unknown	Diethylstilbestrol Zearalenone

See also: Receptor/signaling modulators; Estrogens and antiestrogens; Androgen receptor modulators; Progesterone receptor modulators; List of estrogens

Progesterone receptor modulators

PRTooltip Progesterone receptor

Agonists

Retroprogesterone derivatives: 20α-Dihydrodydrogesterone
20α-Dihydrotrengestone
DU-41164
DU-41165
Dydrogesterone
Retroprogesterone
Ro 6-3129
Trengestone

Testosterone derivatives: Progestins: 6,6-Difluoronorethisterone
6,6-Difluoronorethisterone acetate
17α-Allyl-19-nortestosterone
Allylestrenol
Altrenogest
Chloroethynylnorgestrel
Cingestol
Danazol
Desogestrel
Dienogest
Ethinylandrostenediol
- Ethandrostate
Ethisterone
Ethynerone
Etonogestrel
Etynodiol
Etynodiol diacetate
Gestodene
Gestrinone
Levonorgestrel
Levonorgestrel esters (e.g., levonorgestrel butanoate)
Lynestrenol
Lynestrenol phenylpropionate
Metynodiol
Metynodiol diacetate
Norelgestromin
Norethisterone (norethindrone)
Norethisterone esters (e.g., norethisterone acetate, norethisterone enanthate)
Noretynodrel
Norgesterone
Norgestimate
Norgestrel
Norgestrienone
Norvinisterone
Oxendolone
Quingestanol
Quingestanol acetate
Tibolone
Tigestol
Tosagestin; Anabolic–androgenic steroids: 11β-Methyl-19-nortestosterone
11β-Methyl-19-nortestosterone dodecylcarbonate
19-Nor-5-androstenediol
19-Nor-5-androstenedione
19-Nordehydroepiandrosterone
Bolandiol
Bolandiol dipropionate
Bolandione
Dimethisterone
Dienedione
Dienolone
Dimethandrolone
Dimethandrolone buciclate
Dimethandrolone dodecylcarbonate
Dimethandrolone undecanoate
Dimethyldienolone
Dimethyltrienolone
Ethyldienolone
Ethylestrenol (ethylnandrol)
Methyldienolone
Metribolone (R-1881)
Methoxydienone (methoxygonadiene)
Mibolerone
Nandrolone
Nandrolone esters (e.g., nandrolone decanoate, nandrolone phenylpropionate)
Norethandrolone
Normethandrone (methylestrenolone, normethandrolone, normethisterone)
RU-2309
Tetrahydrogestrinone
Trenbolone (trienolone)
Trenbolone esters (e.g., trenbolone acetate, trenbolone enanthate)
Trendione
Trestolone
Trestolone acetate

Spirolactone derivatives: Canrenoic acid
Canrenone
Drospirenone
Mespirenone
Potassium canrenoate
Prorenone
SC-5233 (spirolactone)
SC-8109
Spironolactone
Spirorenone

Nonsteroidal: 3,8-Dihydrodiligustilide
LG-2527
LG-100128
Riligustilide
RWJ-26819
RWJ-49853
RWJ-60130
Tanaproget
ZM-182345

Unknown: ORG-47241
ORG-201745

Mixed
(SPRMsTooltip Selective progesterone receptor modulators)

Antagonists

mPRTooltip Membrane progesterone receptor
(PAQRTooltip Progestin and adipoQ receptor)

Agonists	5α-Dihydroprogesterone 5β-Dihydroprogesterone 11-Deoxycortisone (21-hydroxyprogesterone) 11-Deoxycortisol (17α,21-dihydroxyprogesterone) 17α-Hydroxyprogesterone Allopregnanolone Mifepristone Pregnenolone Progesterone
Antagonists	Mifepristone

See also: Receptor/signaling modulators; Progestogens and antiprogestogens; Androgen receptor modulators; Estrogen receptor modulators; List of progestogens

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