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Active substance

Diethylstilbestrol

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US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
STILBESTROL0.5MGtablet, delayed release · oralTABLICAPSDiscontinued30 May 1973
STILBESTROL1MGtablet · oralTABLICAPSDiscontinued
STILBESTROL0.5MGtablet · oralTABLICAPSDiscontinued
STILBESTROL1MGtablet, delayed release · oralTABLICAPSDiscontinued
STILBESTROL5MGtablet · oralTABLICAPSDiscontinued
STILBESTROL5MGtablet, delayed release · oralTABLICAPSDiscontinued
DIETHYLSTILBESTROL0.1MG; 0.5MG; 1MG; 0.25MG; 5MGtablet, delayed release · oralLILLYDiscontinued
DIETHYLSTILBESTROL0.1MG; 0.5MGsuppository · vaginalLILLYDiscontinued
DIETHYLSTILBESTROL0.1MG; 0.5MG; 1MG; 5MGtablet · oralLILLYDiscontinued
STILBESTROL0.1MG; 0.5MGsuppository · vaginalBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBBDiscontinued
STILBESTROL0.2MG/ML; 0.5MG/ML; 1MG/ML; 5MG/MLinjectable · injectionBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBBDiscontinued
STILBETIN0.1MG; 0.5MG; 1MG; 5MG; 0.25MGtablet · oralBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBBDiscontinued
STILBETIN0.1MG; 0.5MG; 1MG; 5MGtablet, delayed release · oralBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBBDiscontinued

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
NHS Drug TariffDiethylstilbestrol 1mg tablets£209.9528 tablet1 Oct 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

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Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.