Variable Details

Available Studies

ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Longitudinal

Variable Name 

estrogens_rx

Categories

Medications

Estrogen medications
Estrogen medication usage in last 2 weeks

ValueCoding
1(Yes) If participant was taking an estrogen medication at this visit
0(No) If participant was not taking an estrogen medication at this visit

Participants supplied all medications prescribed by a doctor, vitamins, supplements, and over-the-counter remedies and medicines taken in the 2 weeks prior to the evaluation. Direct visual inspection of all containers of prescription and over-the-counter agents allowed for medication documentation. Medications were subsequently coded using the Medi-Span Drug Data Base system.

Medications include:

PREMARIN          PREMPRO           ESTRADIOL
ESTRADERM         VIVELLE-DOT       CLIMARA
ESTRACE           ORTHO-EST         OGEN
VIVELLE           DEPO-ESTRADI      COMBIPATCH
ESTRASORB         ESTRATAB          ESTROPIPATE
EVAMIST           CENESTIN          ESCLIM
ESTROGEL          ESTRATEST HS      FEMHRT 1/5

Medi-Span. Master Drug Data Base Documentation Manual. Indianapolis, IN: Medi-Span, 1995.