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Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)
Tree Number(s)
D06.472.334.851.437.988
Unique ID
D004966
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004966
Annotation
do not confuse with ESTRADIOL CONGENERS
Scope Note
A pharmaceutical preparation containing a mixture of water-soluble, conjugated estrogens derived wholly or in part from URINE of pregnant mares or synthetically from ESTRONE and EQUILIN. It contains a sodium-salt mixture of estrone sulfate (52-62%) and equilin sulfate (22-30%) with a total of the two between 80-88%. Other concomitant conjugates include 17-alpha-dihydroequilin, 17-alpha-estradiol, and 17-beta-dihydroequilin. The potency of the preparation is expressed in terms of an equivalent quantity of sodium estrone sulfate.
Entry Term(s)
Carentil
Climarest
Climopax
Congest
Conjugated Equine Estrogen
Conjugated Equine Estrogens
Conjugated Estrogen
Conjugated Estrogens
Dagynil
Estro-Feminal
Estrogenic Hormones, Conjugated
Estrogenic Substances, Conjugated
Estrogens, Conjugated
Femavit
Oestro-Feminal
Oestrofeminal
Prelestrin
Premarin
Presomen
Progen
Progens
Transannon
Pharm Action
Estrogens
NLM Classification #
WP 522
Public MeSH Note
2004; see ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED 1994-2003, see ESTROGENIC SUBSTANCES, CONJUGATED 1973-1993; CENESTIN was indexed under ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED 1999-2002; PRESOMEN was indexed under ESTROGENIC SUBSTANCES, CONJUGATED 1987-1998; for PREMARIN see PREMARIN 1991-1993, see ESTROGENIC SUBSTANCES, CONJUGATED 1975-1990
History Note
2004 (1973); for CENESTIN use ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (NM) 1999-2002
Date Established
2004/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/05/27
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) Preferred
Premarin Narrower
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Congest Narrower
Carentil Narrower
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Progens Narrower
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