The climacteric period is accompanied by numerous symptoms that negatively affect women's quality of life and often lead to visit to a health care professional. In a physician's office or in a pharmacy, it is important to choose an appropriate therapeutic strategy based on an individual assessment of the pharmacotherapy risk and benefit.
Nowadays, there is a wide spectrum of drugs that can be used for the climacteric symptoms. The aim of the article was to show the therapeutic options that influence the climacteric symptoms including prescribed drugs and over-the-counter drugs.
Furthermore, the article contains a review of food supplements and their possible use in climacterium.