Medication class
Hormones
Hormone therapies including birth control, estrogen replacement, testosterone, and corticosteroids for various conditions.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 34
- Medications
- 23
- With a generic
- 89%
- Avg generic savings
- 2
- In active shortage
Drug class assignments follow the FDA openFDA therapeutic classification, and clinical details are drawn from FDA Structured Product Labeling (DailyMed). See the full sources below.
PlainMeds tracks 34 hormones medications compiled from official FDA drug labels, including dexamethasone, levonorgestrel, estradiol.
Hormones medications are grouped here by the openFDA therapeutic classification and drawn from FDA Structured Product Labeling. PlainMeds lists 34 in this class, 23 with a lower-cost generic available (averaging about 89% versus brand). Each drug page covers labeled uses, FAERS-reported side effects, interactions, recalls and NADAC pricing. This is educational information from public data, not medical advice.
What hormones drugs cost
Highest NADAC acquisition cost per unit in this class, brand and generic
- growth hormone
growth hormone
$1,716 per unit
- leuprolide $268
leuprolide
$268 per unit
- medroxyprogesterone $53
medroxyprogesterone
$53 per unit
- anastrozole $52
anastrozole
$52 per unit
- exemestane $37
exemestane
$37 per unit
- estradiol/norethindrone $30
estradiol/norethindrone
$30 per unit
- letrozole (fertility) $26
letrozole (fertility)
$26 per unit
- estradiol $18
estradiol
$18 per unit
- progesterone $16
progesterone
$16 per unit
- clomiphene $8
clomiphene
$8 per unit
What this shows growth hormone is the costliest in this class at $1716.00/unit; generics in the same class run a fraction of that.
Generic availability vs other classes
68% of hormones medications have a generic available, ranking #15 of 22 therapeutic classes (the typical class sits near 74%).
Source: CMS NADAC generic-availability flags across all PlainMeds therapeutic classes. The dot is this class; the line is the cross-class median.
abiraterone
Zytiga
Abiraterone (Zytiga) is a medicine used with prednisone to treat prostate cancer that has spread.
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anastrozole
Arimidex
Anastrozole is a medicine used to treat breast cancer in women after menopause.
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bazedoxifene/conjugated estrogens
Duavee
Duavee is a combination medicine containing estrogen and a drug that blocks estrogen in some parts of the body.
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cabergoline
Dostinex
Cabergoline is a medicine that helps lower the amount of prolactin in your body.
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clomiphene
Clomid, Serophene
Clomiphene citrate is a medicine that helps women ovulate.
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conjugated estrogens
Premarin
Premarin Intravenous is an injectable medicine that contains estrogen hormones.
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degarelix
Firmagon
Firmagon is a medicine used to treat advanced prostate cancer.
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desmopressin
DDAVP
Desmopressin is a medicine that helps your body control how much urine it makes.
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dexamethasone
Decadron
Dexamethasone (Decadron) is a corticosteroid medicine.
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drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol
Yaz, Yasmin
This medicine contains drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol, which are hormones that prevent pregnancy.
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enzalutamide
Xtandi
Xtandi contains enzalutamide.
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estradiol
Estrace, Vivelle-Dot
Iclevia is a birth control pill.
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estradiol/norethindrone
Activella, CombiPatch
CombiPatch is a skin patch that contains estrogen and progestin hormones.
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ethinyl estradiol/etonogestrel
NuvaRing
NuvaRing is a vaginal ring that contains hormones to prevent pregnancy.
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ethinyl estradiol/levonorgestrel
Levlen, Triphasil
Amethia is a birth control pill that you take every day to prevent pregnancy.
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ethinyl estradiol/norethindrone
Loestrin, Junel
Lo Loestrin Fe is a birth control pill.
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ethinyl estradiol/norgestimate
Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Sprintec
Iclevia is a birth control pill.
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etonogestrel
Nexplanon
Etonogestrel and ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring is a birth control ring.
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exemestane
Aromasin
Exemestane is a medicine used to treat breast cancer in women after menopause.
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fludrocortisone
Florinef
Fludrocortisone is a medicine that helps your body balance salt and fluids.
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goserelin
Zoladex
Zoladex is a medicine that contains goserelin.
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growth hormone
Norditropin, Genotropin
This medicine is a growth hormone.
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letrozole
Femara
Letrozole is a medicine that lowers estrogen levels in women after menopause.
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letrozole (fertility)
Femara
Letrozole (Femara) is a medicine that lowers estrogen levels in women after menopause.
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leuprolide
Lupron
VABRINTY is a medicine that treats advanced prostate cancer.
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levonorgestrel OTC
Plan B, Mirena
Iclevia is a birth control pill that you take every day to prevent pregnancy.
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medroxyprogesterone
Provera, Depo-Provera
Medroxyprogesterone acetate injection is a medicine used to prevent pregnancy in women.
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norethindrone
Camila, Errin
Camila and Errin are progestin-only birth control pills.
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octreotide
Sandostatin
Octreotide is a drug that mimics a natural hormone in your body.
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oxytocin
Pitocin
Oxytocin (Pitocin) is a hormone medicine.
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progesterone
Prometrium
Progesterone capsules contain a hormone that helps regulate your menstrual cycle and supports pregnancy.
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raloxifene
Evista
Raloxifene (Evista) is a medicine that can help treat and prevent bone loss (osteoporosis) in women after menopause.
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tamoxifen
Nolvadex
Tamoxifen (Soltamox) is a medicine that can treat breast cancer.
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testosterone
AndroGel, Testim
Testosterone pellets (Testopel) are a hormone replacement therapy.
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Understanding the Hormones Category
The Hormones category currently lists 34 medications in this database, each drawn from FDA drug labels and grouped by therapeutic classification. Hormone therapies including birth control, estrogen replacement, testosterone, and corticosteroids for various conditions. Clinical guidelines usually treat these medications as a reference set when weighing treatment options, switching strategies, or comparing safety profiles.
Within this category you'll find examples such as dexamethasone, levonorgestrel, estradiol, alongside 31 other entries. Each drug page links to the same underlying FDA data, labeled uses, adverse events reported to FAERS, documented interactions, warnings, and, where available, NADAC acquisition pricing from CMS. Over-the-counter and prescription options can sit in the same category but follow different regulatory pathways: OTC products have simplified labeling aimed at self-care, while prescription drugs include detailed monographs meant for clinicians. That distinction matters when comparing dosing, monitoring requirements, and contraindications.
Browsing a category is a research starting point, not a treatment recommendation. Effectiveness, tolerability, and cost for any individual patient depend on the specific condition, comorbidities, other medications, genetics, and insurance coverage, none of which can be inferred from a category list alone. FAERS report counts, recall history, and shortage status all evolve as new data is reported to the FDA, so the relative standing of drugs in this class can shift month to month. This page is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice, a licensed clinician is the right source for personalized guidance.
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Data currency: FDA FAERS adverse-event reports through 2025, CMS NADAC acquisition-cost pricing effective December 2024, compiled and last refreshed May 2026. See our methodology for per-source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.