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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Estradiol and histrelin

Histrelin's FDA label of September 25, 2025 names estradiol in its warnings and precautions section; the estradiol labels PlainMeds reads (4) do not name histrelin. The histrelin label: “WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Initial Agnostic Action: Initial transient increases of estradiol and/or testosterone may cause a temporary worsening of symptoms.”

Check it at the source: the estradiol FDA label on DailyMed (effective April 3, 2024, Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC); the histrelin FDA label on DailyMed (effective September 25, 2025, Endo USA, Inc.).

What does the estradiol label say about histrelin?

Estradiol's label (effective April 3, 2024) and its 3 other brand-application labels do not name histrelin in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (YUVAFEM), Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, effective April 3, 2024 (SPL set 30c7f6ba-7a9e-4853-b3e4-e00a46560224), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the histrelin label say about estradiol?

Histrelin label, warnings and precautions

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Initial Agnostic Action: Initial transient increases of estradiol and/or testosterone may cause a temporary worsening of symptoms ( 5.1 ).

Source: FDA drug label (SUPPRELIN LA), Endo USA, Inc., effective September 25, 2025 (SPL set d8fb000e-3cc9-4803-b71d-2cc597661977), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.

Both medicines on the record

40Estradiol generic labelers
0Histrelin generic labelers
EstradiolHistrelin
Labeled forMenopause symptoms, Breast cancer, Osteoporosisn/a
Boxed warningYesNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.0635 per tablet 1 mg tabletn/a
Shortage nowNo current entryNo current entry

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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