Menopause in a sachet

Ciba-Geigy is marketing a hormonesachet, for women, to cope withmenopause, an indication of diminishing oestrogen and ovarian functions. The symptoms are hot flushesand perspiration to osteoporosis.

Sealed in air tight sachets - theEstraderm TTS (transclermal thera-peutic system) - the patch is appliedto skin below the waist with a certain amount of skill. Exposure to airrenders the patch ineffective.