For the first time, women have a birth control option they only need to think about once-a-week
RARITAN, NJ — April 30, 2002 — The Pill that changed women's lives is now available in the form of a once-a-week birth control patch. ORTHO EVRA (norelgestromin/ethinyl estradiol transdermal system), the first birth control patch approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is now available by prescription from Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. The first-of-its-kind patch combines the effectiveness of the Pill — 99 percent when used correctly — with convenient once-a-week dosing.
"This is the most significant innovation in birth control since the introduction of the Pill," said Patricia Stephenson, M.D., a clinical trial investigator and partner at Stoneridge Obstetrics and Gynecology in Sellersville, PA. "ORTHO EVRA gives women control, flexibility and it's non-invasive, unlike other new methods introduced in the past few years."
ORTHO EVRA is a thin beige patch worn for one week at a time and is replaced on the same day of the week for three consecutive weeks. The fourth week is "patch-free." Women can wear ORTHO EVRA discreetly on one of four areas of the body: the buttocks, abdomen, upper torso (front and back, excluding the breasts), or upper outer arm.
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