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First birth control patch now available by prescription.(Brief Article)
2002 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The pill that changed women's lives is now available in the form of a once-a-week birth control patch. Ortho Evra (norelgestromin/ethinyl estradiol transdermal system), the first birth control patch approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is now available by prescription from Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. The first-of-its-kind patch combines the effectiveness of the pill - 99% when used correctly with convenient once-a-week dosing.
"This is the most significant innovation in birth control since the introduction of the pill," said Patricia Stephenson, MD, a clinical trial investigator and partner at Stoneridge Obstetrics and Gynecology in Sellersville, Pennsylvania. "Ortho Evra gives women control, flexibility, and it's noninvasive, unlike other new methods introduced in the past few years."
Ortho Evra is a thin beige patch worn for 1 week at a time and is replaced on the same day of the week for 3 consecutive weeks. The fourth week is "patch-free." Women can ...
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