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Vivelle-Dot®
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What is Vivelle-Dot?
How does Vivelle-Dot deliver smaller total doses than pills?
Where should I apply the patch?
What effect does bathing, showering or swimming have on the Vivelle-Dot patch?
How should I use Vivelle-Dot?
How do I prepare my skin before applying the Vivelle-Dot patch?
Will the patch stay on?
Will the patch irritate my skin?
What should I do if my Vivelle-Dot patch falls off?
What is Vivelle-Dot?
The Vivelle-Dot
patch is a small translucent estrogen patch you apply directly to your abdomen. The
Vivelle-Dot patch delivers estrogen through your skin and directly into your bloodstream,
for relief of moderate to severe
menopause symptoms and prevention of
postmenopausal
osteoporosis.1
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How does Vivelle-Dot deliver smaller total doses than pills?
Vivelle-Dot is an estrogen patch. The medicine in Vivelle-Dot is absorbed directly into your bloodstream
through your skin. Because of this, Vivelle-Dot achieves effective hormone levels with smaller total doses compared
to pills. This does not mean that Vivelle-Dot is safer or more effective than estrogen pills.
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Where should I apply the patch?
Place the Vivelle-Dot patch on your lower abdomen, changing the location each time you
change the patch. You should allow an interval of at least one week before you
place the patch in the same spot again.
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What effect does bathing, showering or swimming have on the Vivelle-Dot patch?
Contact with water, whether you are bathing, showering or swimming, should have
no effect on the patch. The Vivelle-Dot estrogen patch is designed to feel natural and move when you
move.
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How should I use Vivelle-Dot?
Start at the lowest dose and talk to your doctor about how well that dose is
working for you. Estrogens should be used at the lowest dose possible for your
treatment, only as long as needed. The lowest effective dose of Vivelle-Dot has
not been determined for any indication. You and your doctor should talk
regularly (for example, every 3 to 6 months) about the dose you are taking and
whether you still need treatment with the Vivelle-Dot estrogen patch.
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How do I prepare my skin before applying the Vivelle-Dot patch?
Before you apply Vivelle-Dot, make sure your skin is clean (freshly washed), dry and cool.
Your skin should be free of any powder, oil, moisturizer or lotion. It should not have any
cuts and/or irritations (rash or other skin problems) in the area that you wish to apply the patch.
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Will the patch stay on?
Yes. Vivelle-Dot is designed to stay on securely for the entire dosing period
of 3 ½ days, even during exercise, showers, etc.
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Will the patch irritate my
skin?
Most likely not. Vivelle-Dot has been shown to have a low rate of skin
irritation.
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What should I do if my Vivelle-Dot patch
falls off?
If your estrogen patch falls off, you can reapply the same patch to a different area of
your lower abdomen. If necessary, you may apply a new patch, but continue with
your original "patch days" schedule.
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