Contraception

U.S. FDA accepts NDA on uninterrupted dosing oral contraceptive for filing

Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 15th, 2005

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (WYE), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing the company's new drug application (NDA) for a new combination oral contraceptive containing levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol with a first-of-its-kind dosing regimen.

The product is designed to be taken every day, without a placebo phase and eliminates the menstrual cycle, and may offer some women, over time, the potential to eliminate the associated bleeding. Wyeth is seeking market approval for the product for the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use oral contraception and who have no known contraindications for this method...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-15)

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