Table 1 Details of the product, active ingredients, daily dose and cost per dose

Swiss Natural HRT® Regular/Valeant Canada LP/S.E.C.

80038543

Black cohosh (30 mg), chaste tree (100 mg), soy isoflavones (70 mg), wild yam (50 mg), burdock (50 mg)

1, twice daily

$0.36-$0.93

Swiss Natural HRT® Extra Strength/Valeant Canada LP/S.E.C.

80019270

Black cohosh (100 mg), chaste tree (200 mg), soy isoflavones (100 mg), wild yam (50 mg), burdock (100 mg)

1, daily

$0.18-$0.47

Swiss Natural HRT® Nightime/Valeant Canada LP/S.E.C.

80002152

Black cohosh (100 mg), lemon balm (300 mg), passion flower (150 mg)

1, at night

$0.36-$0.47

Estroven®/i-Health, Inc.

80024706

Black cohosh (40 mg), soy isoflavones (37.5 mg), calcium (150 mg), folic acid (400 μg), kudzu (100 mg), magnolia (15 mg), vitamin E (30 IU), thiamin (2 mg), riboflavin (2 mg), niacinamide (20 mg), vitamin B6 (10 mg), vitamin B12 (6 μg), selenium (70 μg), boron glycinate (1.5 mg), Chinese-date seed (120 mg)

1, daily

$0.61-$0.86

Estroven® Maximum Strength/i-Health, Inc.

80032569

Black cohosh (80 mg), calcium (138 mg), chaste tree (75 mg), folic acid (400 μg), green tea (60 mg), soy isoflavones (102.5 mg), vitamin D3 (25 μg), vitamin E (30 IU), thiamin (5 mg), riboflavin (5 mg), niacinamide (20 mg), vitamin B6 (20 mg), vitamin B12 (25 μg), selenium (70 μg), boron glycinate (1.5 mg), chromium (120 μg), L-theanine (50 mg), caffeine (49 mg), cranberry (25 mg)

1, daily

$1.00-$1.17

Life Brand™ Menopause Relief/GFR Pharma Ltd.

Not available

Black cohosh (20 mg), red clover isoflavones (42 mg), soy isoflavones (425 mg)

1, daily

$0.33

femMED® Menopause Relief/femMED Formulas Inc.

80025767

Black cohosh (40 mg), dong quai (125 mg), pomegranate (75 mg), damiana (75 mg), partridge berry (75 mg), motherwort (50 mg), schizandra (50 mg)

1, twice daily

$0.70-$1.10

webber naturals® FemmeCalm Menopause Formula/WN Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

80046012

Black cohosh (80 mg), chaste tree (80 mg), dong quai (100 mg), gamma-oryzanol (75 mg), hesperidin (30 mg)

1, three times daily

$0.66

MENOsmart™ Plus/Lorna Vanderhaeghe Health Solutions, Inc.

80025898

Black cohosh (80 mg), chaste tree (80 mg), dong quai (100 mg), gamma-oryzanol (75 mg), hesperidin (75 mg), sage (75 mg)

2, morning and night

$1.10

Product name/Manufacturer

Health Canada Licence Number

Ingredients active for menopause symptoms, amount per tablet

Recommended daily dose (# of tablets, frequency)

Range of cost of average daily recommended dose ^a (CAD$)

up&up™ Black Cohosh/WN Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

80007421^b

Black cohosh (40 mg)

1-2, daily

$0.24

London Naturals® Black Cohosh/WN Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

80007421^b

Black cohosh (40 mg)

1-2, daily

$0.27

equate® Black Cohosh/Vita Health Products Inc.

02238871

Black cohosh (40 mg)

1, daily

$0.12

Holista® Black Cohosh/Holista Health (Canada) Inc.

80010287

Black cohosh (40 mg)

1-2, daily

$0.07-$0.09

Be.better™ Black Cohosh/WN Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

80007421^b

Black cohosh (40 mg)

1-2, daily

$0.29

Promensil® Regular Strength/PharmaCare Laboratories

80015467

Red clover isoflavones (40 mg)

1, daily

$0.67-$1.10

Promensil® Double Strength/PharmaCare Laboratories

80016071

Red clover isoflavones (80 mg)

1, daily

$1.23-$1.33

webber naturals® Soy Isoflavone Complex/WN Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

80015647

Soy isoflavones (50 mg)

7, daily

$0.77

Menoconfort Forté ^c/IRB Yves Ponroy Canada Inc.

80021605

Soy isoflavones (300 mg)^c

1, at night

$0.55

i-Cool®/i-Health, Inc.

80033608

Synthetic soy isoflavones, genistein (30 mg)

1, daily

$0.83-$0.87

A. Vogel™ Menopause/Bioforce Canada Inc.

80034857

Sage (3400 mg)

1, 1 to 5 times daily

$2.33-$2.50