The average cost for 30 tablets of 0.625mg of Menest is $90.22 with a free GoodRx coupon. This is 11.91% off the average retail price of $102.42.
TabletDosage | Quantity | Price as low as | Price per unit |
|---|---|---|---|
0.3mg | 30 tablets | $65.87 | $2.20 |
0.625mg | 30 tablets | $90.22 | $3.01 |
1.25mg | 30 tablets | $119.67 | $3.99 |
2.5mg | 30 tablets | $170.97 | $5.70 |
Typical dosage for Menest
- Hot flashes and night sweats due to menopause: The typical dose is 1.25 mg by mouth once a day for 3 weeks, then take no tablets for 1 week. Repeat this cycle.
- Vaginal dryness due to menopause: The typical dose is 0.3 mg to 1.25 mg by mouth once a day for 3 weeks, then take no tablets for 1 week. Repeat this cycle. Your prescriber might adjust your dose depending on your symptoms.
- Low estrogen from hypogonadism: The typical dose is 2.5 mg to 7.5 mg by mouth daily (in divided doses) for 20 days, then take no tablets for 10 days. If you don't have a period during the 10 day break, repeat the cycle. If you get a period before the 10-day break ends, take Menest for 20 days and add a progestin medication for the last 5 days.
- Low estrogen from primary ovarian failure and castration: The typical dose is 1.25 mg by mouth once a day for 3 weeks, then take no tablets for 1 week. Repeat this cycle. Your prescriber might adjust your dose based on how well it works and if you have side effects.
- Breast cancer: The typical dose is 10 mg by mouth 3 times a day for at least 3 months.
- Prostate cancer: The typical dose is 1.25 mg to 2.5 mg by mouth 3 times a day.
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Kristianne Hannemann, PharmDKristianne Hannemann, PharmD, is a licensed pharmacist in California. She has been a retail pharmacy manager and staff pharmacist for over 7 years and has contributed drug information content to different health companies.
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Allison Gourley, PharmDAllison Gourley, PharmD, is a kidney and pancreas transplant pharmacist at a teaching hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area. When she’s not educating patients about their immunosuppressants, she's actively involved in transplant research.
