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Article: New, Low Dose Formulation of Nation's #1 Prescribed Birth Control Pill Approved by FDA; ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO Is Highly Effective with a Favorable Side Effect Profile.
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- PR Newswire
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- August 23, 2002
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RARITAN, N.J. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new oral contraceptive, ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN (R) LO (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol) Tablets for the prevention of pregnancy. ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO will be available by prescription in the fall.
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Like other oral contraceptives, ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO, is highly effective when taken correctly. It contains a combination of hormones - 25 micrograms (mcg) of estrogen and the progestin, norgestimate - which provides excellent cycle control and tolerability.
ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO was developed by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, ...