Comparing Levonorgestrel vs Myfembree
| Levonorgestrel | Myfembree (estradiol / norethindrone / relugolix) |
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| Levonorgestrel | Myfembree (estradiol / norethindrone / relugolix) |
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Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding, Birth Control, Emergency Contraception. Levonorgestrel may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Uterine Fibroids, Endometriosis. Myfembree may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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| More about Levonorgestrel | More about Myfembree (estradiol / norethindrone / relugolix) | ||||||||||||||||
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Levonorgestrel has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 10518 ratings on Drugs.com. 59% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 22% reported a negative effect. |
Myfembree has an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from a total of 14 ratings on Drugs.com. 64% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 7% 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. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Levonorgestrel side effects |
View all Myfembree side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Levonorgestrel prices |
View all Myfembree prices |
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| Aftera, AfterPill, AfterPlan, Athentia Next, Curae, EContra One-Step, Fallback Solo, Her Style, Julie, Kyleena, Liletta, Mirena, Morning After, My Choice, My Way, New Day, Next Choice One Dose, Opcicon One-Step, Option 2, Optionelle, Plan B One-Step, PostDay One-Step, SheWise, Skyla, Take Action View more |
N/A |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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45 hours |
60.8 hours |
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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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Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 258 drugs are known to interact with Levonorgestrel:
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A total of 645 drugs are known to interact with Myfembree:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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July 28, 1999 |
May 26, 2021 |
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N/A |
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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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