Elestrin

Generic name: estradiol

Used for: Hot flashes from menopause

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Elestrin

Sold only in a different form, strength or formula. Switching to one would need a new prescription, so ask your prescriber whether it could work for you.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for Elestrin’s cash price, and one or two other pharmacies too.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameElestrin
Authorized genericestradiol
Regular genericestradiol
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacy
Not soldThere isn’t one
Other forms onlyAsk your doctor
Same as Elestrin?
The original
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Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Elestrin’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Elestrin’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Elestrin itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Elestrin is the only choice; ask the pharmacy for its cash price, or your plan what it charges.

Regular genericNot sold

Sold only in a different form, strength or formula. Switching to one would need a new prescription, so ask your prescriber whether it could work for you. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, ask the pharmacy for Elestrin’s cash price, or your plan what it charges.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

ELESTRIN is an estrogen indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause

Source: the FDA label for Elestrin (Viatris Specialty LLC), December 15, 2023. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/elestrin/