Comparing Mirena vs Sprintec
| Mirena (levonorgestrel) | Sprintec (ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate) |
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| Mirena (levonorgestrel) | Sprintec (ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding, Birth Control. Mirena may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Endometriosis, Ovarian Cysts, Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Birth Control, Gonadotropin Inhibition. Sprintec may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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| More about Mirena (levonorgestrel) | More about Sprintec (ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate) | ||||||||
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Mirena has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 2624 ratings on Drugs.com. 46% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% reported a negative effect. |
Sprintec has an average rating of 5.5 out of 10 from a total of 1299 ratings on Drugs.com. 38% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% 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. | |||||||||
View all Mirena side effects |
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| Lower cost generic approved | |||||||||
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| 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 | Other ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate brands include: Estarylla, Femynor, Mili, Mono-Linyah, Nymyo, Previfem, 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 | ||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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45 hours |
N/A |
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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 261 drugs are known to interact with Mirena:
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A total of 494 drugs are known to interact with Sprintec:
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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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