new estrogen patch called Vivelle

May 1996

Ciba is now marketing a new estrogen patch called Vivelle. It's an alternative to their original estrogen patch, Estraderm.

Both Estraderm and Vivelle contain estradiol.

But the Vivelle patch is much smaller and thinner...because the estrogen is embedded in the adhesive instead of a gel layer. It comes in four strengths.

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