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It is marketed under many brand names. [1] In 2022, it was the 128th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 4 million prescriptions. [ 8 ] [ 9 ]
The risk of venous thromboembolism with EE/CPA-containing birth control pills is similar to that with EE and gestodene-, desogestrel-, and drospirenone-containing birth control pills and about 50 to 80% higher than with EE and levonorgestrel-containing birth control pills.
Ethinylestradiol (EE) is an estrogen medication which is used widely in birth control pills in combination with progestins. [7] [8] In the past, EE was widely used for various indications such as the treatment of menopausal symptoms, gynecological disorders, and certain hormone-sensitive cancers.
Cyproterone acetate (CPA), sold alone under the brand name Androcur or with ethinylestradiol under the brand names Diane or Diane-35 among others, is an antiandrogen and progestin medication used in the treatment of androgen-dependent conditions such as acne, excessive body hair growth, early puberty, and prostate cancer, as a component of feminizing hormone therapy for transgender individuals ...
Combined oral contraceptive pill formulations can contain 24 days of active hormone pills followed by 4 days of placebo pills (e.g. Yaz 28 and Loestrin 24 Fe) as a means to decrease the severity of placebo effects. [9]
Anti-abortion groups show no signs of backing off their legal fight to restrict access to abortion pills even after Thursday’s Supreme Court victory kept the pills available in 36 states.
The Upjohn Company was an American pharmaceutical manufacturing firm (est. 1886) in Hastings, Michigan, by Dr. William E. Upjohn, a 1875 graduate of the University of Michigan medical school. The company was originally formed to make friable pills , specifically designed to crush easily, and thus be easier for patients to digest.
Suzetrigine, sold under the brand name Journavx, is a medication used for the management of pain. [1] [2] It is a non-opioid, small-molecule analgesic that works as a selective inhibitor of Na v 1.8-dependent pain-signaling pathways in the peripheral nervous system, [3] [4] avoiding the addictive potential of opioids.