The system, to be established by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)(1), will be based on technology used in the new Web-based Central Registration Depository (CRD) coming on line later this month.
Minivelle is currently the smallest estrogen patch available at 2.48cm 2 per patch (about 34% smaller than Vivelle-Dot). Minivelle contains bioidentical estradiol, a plant-based estrogen that is chemically identical to the estrogen produced naturally by a woman's body.
The only reason I would switch to that form of Estradiol is because my new health insurance is charging so much for the Vivelle and will only cover the generic form of the Climara patch (also a bioidentical estradiol and not a bad choice, but I have heard that women are not liking the generic version.