I have reported it to yellow card and they have come back to ask more questions. I'm saying they are different wether it's weaker and got some type of filler! I've now been of it 2 days and my bad head is going and my hot flushes are getting better and aniexty. I'm only on a low dose so it won't be 100% the worst thing for me was the awful head and it's happened twice now when I been given estrodose I will never be taking it! I have also sent email to Besins to confirm have they changed estrogel packaging from tin canister to plastic and had no reply so I really hope I'm taking the proper gel!
Donna-paul - packaging changes regularly just as with food products. On the thread where I reported my correspondence with Besins (which established that they only make one formulation of estradiol labelled Oestrodose or Oestrogel depending on where it is being exported to) - they explained that both their packages were made from polypropylene. This thread has all the info about Oestrogel and Oestrodose that we know so far.
https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,40586.120.htmlHere is the info about the containers as I specifically asked them about this issue as differences in material could affect consistency and therefore absorption:
"The bottles/canisters of Oestrogel and Oestrodose are both made from polypropylene. The gel is held within a pouch inside the canister and both Oestrodose and Oestrogel use a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) pouch."
It always takes a little while to get a response from Besins but you should receive a reply - and they will no doubt (depending on your exact question) tell you when they changed from metal to plastic.
Do rest assured that whatever the label is and whatever the packaging - all the information we have is that if you are prescribed Oestrogel you are receiving 0.06% estradiol gel manufactured by Besins in Belgium - whether the label reads Oestrogel or Oestrodose.
Anyway - please try not to worry or look for differences or problems - and I do hope you are generally feeling less anxious and better especially over these next few days!
Hurdity x