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Article: FDA Approves Contraceptive for Continuous Use; The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved Lybrel, the first continuous use drug product for prevention of pregnancy.
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- May 23, 2007
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M2 PRESSWIRE-23 May 2007-US FDA: FDA Approves Contraceptive for Continuous Use; The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved Lybrel, the first continuous use drug product for prevention of pregnancy.(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The new contraceptive, Lybrel, comes in a 28 day-pill pack with low-dose combination tablets that contain 90 micrograms of a progestin, levonorgestrel, and 20 micrograms of an estrogen, ethinyl estradiol, which are active ingredients available in other approved oral contraceptives. Continuous contraception works the same way as the 21 days on-seven days off cycle. It stops the body's monthly ...