What is the name of the generic NuvaRing?
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jan 6, 2025.
The first approved generic version of NuvaRing is called EluRyng.
- Date of Approval: December 11, 2019
- Company: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
- Uses: Birth Control
What is EluRyng?
- EluRyng is a flexible birth control vaginal ring used to prevent pregnancy.
- EluRyng contains a combination of an estrogen and a progestin, two kinds of female hormones.
How do you use EluRyng?
- EluRyng is used in a 4-week cycle. The EluRyng is inserted into your vagina where it is kept in place for 3 weeks (21 days). It is removed for a 1-week break (7 days) when you will usually have your menstrual period. A new EluRyng is inserted for each cycle.
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