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Jim Shelton's Pearls October 12, 2000FDA Approval of Monthly Injectable
The "Pearls" offer answers to commonly asked questions about family planning. These "Pearls" are prepared by Dr. James D. Shelton, Senior Medical Scientist, Office of Population, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |
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On the bus this morning I overheard two women discussing a new injectablecontraceptive recently approved by the USFDA. Has one been approved?
Yes. The FDA has just (October, 2000) approved the Pharmacia product "Lunelle," a monthly injectable also known as Cyclofem which was developed with help from WHO. Cyclofem uses the same progestin as Depo-Provera (but at a substantially lower dose) along with a small amount of fairly short-acting estrogen which provides somewhat more regular bleeding patterns. 
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