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Opinion Pieces Respond To FDA's Approval Of Wyeth's Oral Contraceptive Lybrel

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Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology
Article Date: 12 Jun 2007 - 12:00 PDT

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Several newspapers recently published opinion pieces on FDA's approval of Wyeth's oral contraceptive Lybrel, which is designed to eliminate monthly menstrual periods. Lybrel contains a lower dose of synthetic hormones in a daily dose than traditional oral contraceptives and is taken 365 days a year with no placebo pills. The usual regimen for oral contraceptives is 21 active pills taken consecutively, followed by seven placebo pills.

According to Wyeth, 59% of women taking Lybrel stopped bleeding after six months, but 18% of women participating in a clinical trial dropped out because of bleeding or spotting. A European trial found that the drug prevented pregnancy in all 323 women who took it, according to Wyeth. Available medical research shows that the side effects of pills that suppress menstruation are similar to those of other birth control pills. The most significant risk of the pills is cardiovascular complications in women who smoke (Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report, 5/23). Summaries of the opinions pieces appear below.



"Reprinted with permission from http://www.kaisernetwork.org. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/dailyreports/healthpolicy. The Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report is published for kaisernetwork.org, a free service of The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation . © 2005 Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.

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