The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1266
July 30, 2007
Lybrel - A Continuous Oral Contraceptive
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Lybrel - A Continuous Oral Contraceptive
July 30, 2007 (Issue: 1266)
Lybrel (Wyeth) is the first FDA-approved low-dose combination oral contraceptive taken 365 days a year without a placebo or pill-free interval. All tablets contain low doses of levonorgestrel (0.09 mg) and ethinyl estradiol (20 mcg). Most oral...more
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