FDA Reverses Decades-Old Warning on Hormone Therapy Products for Menopause

The FDA Will Strip the Misleading Safety Warning From Hormone Therapy. Here’s What This Means for You

The FDA will remove the black box warning from hormone therapy for menopause. Doctors explain why this is long overdue and how to decide if HRT is right for you.

The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement

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FDA removes long-standing warning from hormone-based menopause drugs

By Matthew Perrone | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hormone-based drugs used to treat hot flashes and other menopause symptoms will no longer carry a bold warning label about stroke, heart attack, dementia and other serious risks, the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday. U.S. health officials said they will remove the boxed warning from more than 20 pills, patches and creams containing hormones like estrogen and progestin, which are app…

FDA removes warning label from hormone-based menopause drugs, sidestepping usual process

Hormone-based drugs used to treat hot flashes and other menopause symptoms will no longer carry a bold warning label about stroke, heart attack, dementia, and other serious risks, the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday. U.S. health officials said they will remove the boxed warning from more than 20 pills, patches, and creams containing hormones like estrogen and progestin, which are approved to ease disruptive symptoms like night swea…

FDA to remove black box warning from hormone replacement therapy drugs • Maine Morning Star

Blister packs of hormone replacement therapy medication. (Getty photos)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it plans to remove warnings from hormone replacement therapy drugs that can be used to address symptoms of menopause, saying the statements are no longer needed.  The black box warning, the strongest caution possible from the FDA, was added in the early 2000s after a study from the Women’s Health Initiative s…

FDA to remove black box warning from hormone replacement therapy drugs

Blister packs of hormone replacement therapy medication. (Getty photos)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it plans to remove warnings from hormone replacement therapy drugs that can be used to address symptoms of menopause, saying the statements are no longer needed.  The black box warning, the strongest caution possible from the FDA, was added in the early 2000s after a study from the Women’s Health Initiative s…