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ISSUE 1617
ISSUE 1617
February 8, 2021
Issue 1617
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Twirla - A New Contraceptive Patch
February 8, 2021 (Issue: 1617)
The FDA has approved Twirla (Agile Therapeutics),
a transdermal contraceptive patch containing the
estrogen ethinyl estradiol and the progestin
levonorgestrel, for use in women with a BMI <30 kg/m2.
It is the second contraceptive patch to become
available in the US; Xulane, a patch that delivers
ethinyl estradiol and the progestin norelgestromin,
has been available since 2014.
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