FDA removes certain warnings for menopause hormone therapy, suggesting a revised understanding of safety.
The FDA has requested the removal of some boxed warnings from the labels of vaginal and systemic menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) products. The warnings were initially added in 2003 based on the results of two placebo-controlled Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trials evaluating the use of systemic hormones for primary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) in postmenopausal women 50-79 years old.
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