MAPLE GROVE, Minn., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. launched a new website for its transdermal, bioidentical and FDA-approved hormone therapy product Divigel(R) (estradiol gel) 0.1%, www.divigel.com. The website offers a comprehensive resource of information to women who are seeking to educate themselves about menopause, its common symptoms of hot flashes and associated night sweats, and more importantly how to gain relief.
Features of the new user-friendly website include the latest resource center, valuable educational tools, and special patient offers, including an opportunity to request a non-medicated gel sample. This website also offers a comprehensive, printer-friendly patient education brochure and "Getting Started" pamphlet about menopause and Divigel(R), available in both English and Spanish. Saving money on a Divigel(R) prescription is just a mouse click away. Just "click and print" a Patient Savings Card and save up to $20 on each Divigel(R) prescription for the next year.
Divigel(R) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2007.
The following are not all the possible risks for Divigel(R). Please see the full Prescribing Information and talk to your healthcare provider.
Do not use estrogens, with or without progestins, to prevent heart disease, heart attacks or strokes. Using estrogens, with or without progestins, may increase your chance of getting heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer and blood clots.
Do not use estrogen products, including Divigel(R), if you have unusual vaginal bleeding, currently have or have had certain cancers, had a stroke or heart attack in the past year, currently have or have had blood clots, currently have or have had liver problems, are allergic to any Divigel(R) ingredients or think you may be pregnant.
In Divigel(R) clinical trials, the most common side effects were inflammation of the nasal passages and pharynx, upper respiratory tract infection, vaginal yeast infection, breast tenderness and vaginal bleeding. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any symptoms that concern you.
For more information, call 1-800-654-2299 or visit www.divigel.com
References: 1. Divigel(R) [package insert]. Minneapolis, MN: Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc.; 2007. 2. Estrasorb(R) [package insert]. Bristol, TN: Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC; 2008. 3. EstroGel(R) [package insert]. Herndon, VA: Ascend Therapeutics, Inc.; 2007. 4. Elestrin(TM) [package insert]. Lincolnshire, IL: BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; 2007.
SOURCE Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc.
CONTACT: Kelly Williams of The Reilly Group, +1-773-348-3800, ext. 205,
kellywilliams@thereillygroup.com
Web site: http://www.upsher-smith.com/
http://www.divigel.com/
