0.075 mg estradiol patches
0.075 mg a day (75 mcg on a Canadian box) is made by 13 US products and 3 in Canada. Here is each one, best supplied first.
In the US
13 products: 3 limited, 6 available, 3 with no data, 1 discontinued.
- Climara Available
- Dotti Available
- Estradiol twice-weekly patch (Mylan, Minivelle type) Available
- Estradiol twice-weekly patch (Mylan, Vivelle-Dot type) Available
- Estradiol weekly patch (Mylan) Available
- Lyllana Available
- Estradiol twice-weekly patch (Noven) Limited
- Estradiol twice-weekly patch (Zydus) Limited
- Estradiol weekly patch (Sandoz) Limited
- Estradiol twice-weekly patch (Sandoz) No data
- Estradiol weekly patch (Zydus) No data
- Vivelle-Dot No data
- Minivelle Discontinued
In Canada
3 products: 3 with no data.
- Climara (Canada) No data
- Estradot No data
- Sandoz Estradiol Derm No data
What menopause societies list as similar doses
When a patch can't be found, prescribers sometimes move people to a gel or tablets. Three menopause societies publish tables of roughly similar doses. They don't fully agree, all three call the figures approximate, and only a prescriber can make the change.
| Published by | Gel | Gel sachet | Tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Menopause SocietyCanada, "Moderate to high" dose | EstroGel 2 to 3 pumps | Divigel 1.0 mg + 0.5 mg | Estradiol 2 mg |
| Australasian Menopause SocietyAustralia, "High" dose | Estrogel 3 pumps | Sandrena 1.5 mg | Not given |
| British Menopause SocietyUK | Oestrogel 3 measures | Not given | Not given |
Any change of brand, strength or form is a decision for your prescriber, and your pharmacist can check what they can order.
The full tables, and the gels, sprays and tablets sold in the US
Get one email when your strength is back
Pick the strength on your box. When ASHP, the makers or Drug Shortages Canada list it as back in normal supply, we write once with what changed.
Sources
- Drug Shortage Detail: Estradiol Transdermal System, ASHP, August 12, 2026.
- "If this were Viagra, Canada would call in the army," but it's estrogen, and it keeps running out, Toronto Star, October 12, 2026.
- Drug Shortages Canada (Health Product Shortages), Drug Shortages Canada, October 18, 2026.
- Systemic Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) Equivalency Table, Canadian Menopause Society, January 1, 2025.
- AMS Guide to MHT/HRT Doses, Australia, Australasian Menopause Society, December 20, 2024.
- HRT preparations and equivalent alternatives, British Menopause Society, August 1, 2026.