The new labeling for the patch will include information about the higher levels of estrogen.The Ortho Evra contraceptive patch, produced by Ortho McNeil Pharmaceuticals, a unit of Johnson & Johnson ...

EE: Ethinyl estradiol; LNG: Levonorgestrel; OC: Oral contraceptive; RR: Relative risk; VTE: Venous thromboembolism. Transdermal contraceptive patches provide a more convenient delivery system for ...

WASHINGTON -- American women may soon buy the world's first birth control in a skin patch. The Food and Drug Administration approved Ortho-Evra on Tuesday, a patch that prevents pregnancy by emitting ...

Astudy published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows women are more likely to use a new birth control patch than the pill. The new birth control patch is supposed to ...

WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials approved sale of the world's first contraceptive patch yesterday, giving women an option considered as safe and effective as the pill but easier for some to use.

Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ:VTRS) on Thursday, released data from Phase 3 study evaluating the contraceptive efficacy and safety of XULANE LO low dose weekly dermal patch of 150 mcg norelgestromin and 17.5 ...

President Barack Obama’s administration now requires insurers to cover IUDs, the contraceptive patch and other birth control with no of out-of-pocket charge to consumers, according to The Washington ...