Premarin

American  

[prem-uh-rin] / ˈprɛm ə rɪn /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand name for a mixture of conjugated natural estrogens used to treat menopausal symptoms, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and certain cancers.

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Example Sentences

Women were encouraged to believe that Premarin would keep them young-looking and “Feminine Forever,” to quote the title of a book underwritten by the drug’s manufacturer.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2021

I remember she started Premarin a few months before I did.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 24, 2019

In the US, prescriptions of the two most common HRT brands, Premarin and Prempro, dropped from 61 million in 2001 to 21 million in 2004.

From The Guardian • Dec. 15, 2015

By 2000, Premarin was a darling of the pharmaceutical industry, with over $1 billion in sales.

From Scientific American • Sep. 13, 2012

Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman, an associate professor at the medical school of Georgetown University, considers both Premarin and Prempro examples of drugs that gained widespread popularity before science had established the full extent of their risks.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2009