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Ranibizumab, sold under the brand name Lucentis among others, is a monoclonal antibody fragment created from the same parent mouse antibody as bevacizumab.It is an anti-angiogenic [16] that is approved to treat the "wet" type of age-related macular degeneration (AMD, also ARMD), diabetic retinopathy, and macular edema due to branch retinal vein occlusion or central retinal vein occlusion.
This is a list of progestogens (progesterone and progestins) and formulations that are approved by the FDA Tooltip Food and Drug Administration in the United States. Progestogens are used as hormonal contraceptives , in hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms , and in the treatment of gynecological disorders .
Pills—combined and progestogen-only—are the most common form of hormonal contraception. Worldwide, they account for 12% of contraceptive use. 21% of users of reversible contraceptives choose COCPs or POPs. Pills are especially popular in more developed countries, where they account for 25% of contraceptive use. [48]
100 mg 1x/6 months Footnotes: a = No longer used or recommended, due to health concerns. b = As a single patch applied once or twice per week (worn for 3–4 days or 7 days), depending on the formulation.
2–10 mg/wk or 5–20 mg every 2 wks Estradiol benzoate: Progynon-B: Estrogen: IM, SC: 0.5–1.5 mg every 2–3 days Estriol: Ovestin [c] Estrogen: Oral: 4–6 mg/day Spironolactone: Aldactone: Antiandrogen: Oral: 100–400 mg/day Cyproterone acetate: Androcur: Antiandrogen; Progestogen: Oral: 5–100 mg/day Androcur Depot: IM: 300 mg/month ...
Opill, the first oral contraceptive approved for over-the-counter use in the United States, will be available in stores and online this month, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $19 ...
The first six characters of the GPI define the therapeutic class code, the next two pairs the drug name, and the last four define route, dosage or strength. For example GPI 58-20-00-60-10-01-05 is for the drug nortriptyline HCl cap 10 mg (an antidepressant) and can be further classified as follows: [1]
In 1997, the FDA approved a prescription emergency contraception pill (known as the morning-after pill), which became available over the counter in 2006. [53] In 2010, ulipristal acetate , an emergency contraceptive which is more effective after a longer delay was approved for use up to five days after unprotected sexual intercourse . [ 54 ]