Watson’s Nicorette Mint Gum Approved

Wednesday, Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced that United States health regulators had...

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December 31st, 2008 - 15:39

Wyeth's Lybrel Contraceptive Approved By FDA

US Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive designed to stop women’s...

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May 23rd, 2007 - 19:39

Bayer Agrees to Pay $20 Million to Correct Misleading Information about Its Contraceptive

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals has announced the decision to introduce a new advertising...

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February 11th, 2009 - 16:17

Consumer Group Presses FDA for Birth Control Patch Withdrawn

A consumer advocacy group petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday for the...

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May 10th, 2008 - 12:00

Bayer Agrees to Correct Ad Information of Oral Contraceptive Yaz

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer Corp. has agreed to conduct a $20 million corrective advertisement...

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February 10th, 2009 - 15:50

Public Citizen Calls for Ban of Birth Control Patch

Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, has launched a petition to ban the only transdermal...

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May 08th, 2008 - 23:05

Contraceptive Pills Reduces Ovarian Cancer Risk

British researchers revealed Thursday that birth control pill could protect women against ovarian...

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January 25th, 2008 - 11:07

Novartis’ Myfortic Carries Fetal Risks

Novartis and the Food and Drug Administration informed healthcare professionals and patients that...

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November 28th, 2007 - 10:01

Contraceptives Slightly Linked to Cervical Cancer

This new analysis of 24 studies involving more than 50,000 women who took birth control pills...

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November 09th, 2007 - 16:49

Oral Contraception Seems to Protect Against Cancer

Researchers in Britain published a report that suggests use of the contraceptive pill protects...

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September 12th, 2007 - 16:03

FDA Approves Lybrel, The Contraceptive For Continous Use

On Tuesday, FDA approved the first birth-control pill for continuous use that will stop a woman...

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May 22nd, 2007 - 20:30