Comparing Drospirenone vs Ethinyl Estradiol / Norgestimate
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Birth Control. Drospirenone may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Acne, Endometriosis, Ovarian Cysts, Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Birth Control, Gonadotropin Inhibition. Ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate may also be used for purposes not listed in this... View more |
Related suggestions Birth Control
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| More about Drospirenone | More about Ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate | ||||||||
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Drospirenone has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 391 ratings on Drugs.com. 47% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% reported a negative effect. |
Ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate has an average rating of 5.2 out of 10 from a total of 5746 ratings on Drugs.com. 35% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 42% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||
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N/A |
Lower cost generic |
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| Brand Names | |||||||||
| Slynd | Estarylla, Femynor, Mili, Mono-Linyah, Nymyo, Previfem, Sprintec, Tri Femynor, Tri-Estarylla, Tri-Linyah, Tri-Lo-Estarylla, Tri-Lo-Linyah, Tri-Lo-Marzia, Tri-Lo-Mili, Tri-Lo-Sprintec, Tri-Mili, Tri-Nymyo, Tri-Previfem, Tri-Sprintec, Tri-VyLibra, Tri-Vylibra Lo, VyLibra View more | ||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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32.5 hours |
N/A |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||
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Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||
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A total of 362 drugs are known to interact with Drospirenone:
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A total of 472 drugs are known to interact with Ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||
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May 23, 2019 |
March 09, 2011 |
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| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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