Comparing Ethinyl Estradiol / Norgestimate vs Mirena
| Ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate | Mirena (levonorgestrel) |
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| Ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate | Mirena (levonorgestrel) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Endometriosis, Ovarian Cysts, Acne, Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Birth Control, Gonadotropin Inhibition. Ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate may also be used for purposes not listed in this... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding, Birth Control. Mirena may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Birth Control
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| More about Ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate | More about Mirena (levonorgestrel) | ||||||||||||||||
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Ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate has an average rating of 5.2 out of 10 from a total of 5753 ratings on Drugs.com. 35% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 42% reported a negative effect. |
Mirena has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 2628 ratings on Drugs.com. 46% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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View all Mirena side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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| Estarylla, Femynor, Mili, Mono-Linyah, Nymyo, Previfem, Sprintec, Tri Femynor, Tri-Estarylla, Tri-Linyah, Tri-Lo-Estarylla, Tri-Lo-Linyah, Tri-Lo-Marzia, Tri-Lo-Mili, Tri-Lo-Sprintec, Tri-Mili, Tri-Nymyo, Tri-Previfem, Tri-Sprintec, Tri-VyLibra, Tri-Vylibra Lo, VyLibra View more | Other levonorgestrel brands include: Aftera, AfterPill, AfterPlan, Athentia Next, Curae, EContra One-Step, Fallback Solo, Her Style, Julie, Kyleena, Liletta, Morning After, My Choice, My Way, New Day, Next Choice One Dose, Opcicon One-Step, Option 2, Optionelle, Plan B One-Step, PostDay One-Step, SheWise, Skyla, Take Action View more | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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N/A |
45 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 495 drugs are known to interact with Ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate:
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A total of 261 drugs are known to interact with Mirena:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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March 09, 2011 |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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