Drug reference
estriol succinate
Estrogen (ester) · Estrogen
Estrogen (ester)Estrogen
CDSCO approved
EXCRETION
—
not curated
INTERACTIONS
—
none in our sources
PREGNANCY
X
FDA category + note
Mechanism
Indications
Menopausal symptomsAtrophic vaginitis
Dosing
- Adult
- 4–8 mg/day orally initially, maintenance dose in menopause 1–2 mg/day oral; 1 mg/g cream for vaginal application in atrophic vaginitis 1–3 times daily.
Pharmacokinetics
Metabolism
undergo partial presystemic metabolism
Pregnancy & lactation
Pregnancy
X
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Textbook-sourced·Sources: KD Tripathi 7e·Updated: 2026-05-10