Active ingredient	Brand name	Formulation	Strength	Dosing patterns	Comments*	Cost for brand name drug (generic)†
Medroxyprogesterone acetate	Provera	Tablet	2.5, 5 and 10 mg	Daily	Continuous HRT	$ 15.93 (6.60 to 8.95)
				5 or 10 mg daily for 12 days per month starting on day 1 or day 16	Cyclic HRT	9.48 (2.64 to 5.40)
				5 or 10 mg daily for 5 to 10 days	Amenorrhea	3.95 (1.10 to 2.25)
				5 or 10 mg daily for 5 to 10 days starting on day 16 or day 21 of 28-day cycle	Dysfunctional uterine bleeding	3.95 (1.10 to 2.25)
				10 mg daily for 10 days per month	Induction of secretory endometrium	9.90 (2.10 to 4.68)
	Cycrin	Tablet	2.5, 5 and 10 mg	Same as above	Same as above	8.70 (6.60 to 8.95)
	Amen	Scored tablet	10 mg	Same as above	Same as above	9.00 (13.80 to 14.00)
	Depo-Provera	Vial or prefilled syringe, for IM injection	150 mg per mL	150 mg IM every 3 months	Contraception	48.10 for a 150-mg vial
Norethindrone acetate	Aygestin	Scored tablet	5 mg	Once daily	Continuous HRT	39.73
				2.5 to 10 mg daily for 5 to 10 days of 28-day cycle	Secondary amenorrhea	6.62
Norethindrone	Micronor	Tablet	0.35 mg	Once daily	Contraceptive mini-pill	34.82 for one pack
	Nor-Q-D	Tablet	0.35 mg	Once daily	Contraceptive mini-pill	31.92 for one pack
Norgestrel	Ovrette	Tablet	0.075 mg	Once daily	Contraceptive mini-pill	30.85
Micronized progesterone	Prometrium	Capsule, in peanut oil‡	100 and 200 mg	200 mg once daily in the evening for 12 sequential days each month	Cyclic HRT	14.40
				100 mg once daily	Continuous HRT	18.90
				400 mg daily in the evening for 10 sequential days	Secondary amenorrhea	24.00
	Crinone	Vaginal gel, prefilled applicators containing mineral oil	4 and 8 percent	One full applicator of 4 percent gel in vagina every other day for up to six doses; if no response, repeat regimen using 8 percent gel	Secondary amenorrhea	30.00 for six tubes of 4 percent gel
						60.00 for six tubes of 8 percent gel