Premarinn.
/ˈprɛm(ə)rɪn/, U.S. /ˈprɛm(ə)rən/, /ˈprɛməˌrɪn/ Pharmacology.
A proprietary name for: a mixture of oestrogenic compounds obtained from the urine of pregnant mares and used chiefly for oestrogen replacement therapy.
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progesterone1935
methyltestosterone1936
pregnenolone1936
hexœstrol1939
stilboestrol1939
hydroxyprogesterone1941
progestogen1941
Premarin1942
hydroxycorticosterone1943
gestagen1948
hydrocortisone1951
cortisol1953
fluorohydrocortisone1954
isophane1954
prednisolone1955
prednisone1955
norethisterone1956
norethynodrel1957
dexamethasone1958
fludrocortisone1958
norethindrone1960
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1942 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 21 July 498/1 Premarin. For pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of ovarian deficiencies.
1961 Lancet 2 Sept. 504/2 In these patients continued administration of premarin resulted in a suggestive, though inconclusive, improvement in mortality.
1995 Time 31 July 8/3 I have been taking Premarin for nine years and have experienced no side effects, only incredible benefits.
1997 S. Love & K. Lindsey Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Bk. xv. 259 If you want to consider getting off Premarin at any time, you should consider tapering off.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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