The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1420
July 8, 2013
Quartette: An Ascending-Dose, Extended-Cycle Oral Contraceptive
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Quartette: An Ascending-Dose, Extended-Cycle Oral Contraceptive
July 8, 2013 (Issue: 1420)
The FDA has approved Quartette (Teva), an extended-cycle
combination oral contraceptive containing increasing
doses of the estrogen ethinyl estradiol (EE)
combined with the progestin levonorgestrel (LNG). The
rationale is that a gradual increase...more
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