Norethindrone Alternatives Compared
| Norethindrone Remove Norethindrone from your drug comparison | Mirena Remove Mirena from your drug comparison | Lo Loestrin Fe Remove Lo Loestrin Fe from your drug comparison |
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| Norethindrone Remove Norethindrone from your drug comparison | Mirena levonorgestrel Remove Mirena from your drug comparison | Lo Loestrin Fe ethinyl estradiol / norethindrone Remove Lo Loestrin Fe from your drug comparison |
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Prescribed for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Endometriosis, Amenorrhea, Birth Control. norethindrone may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescribed for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Birth Control. Mirena may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescribed for Birth Control. Lo Loestrin Fe may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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Prescription only |
Prescription only |
Prescription only |
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Side Effects |
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Commonly reported side effects include: ectopic pregnancy. See the full norethindrone side effects document. |
See the full Mirena side effects document. |
See the full Lo Loestrin Fe side effects document. |
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Pricing and Coupons* Prices are without insurance |
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View all norethindrone prices |
View all Mirena prices and generic prices |
View all Lo Loestrin Fe prices and generic prices |
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Generic Availability |
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Yes (this medicine) |
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Dosage Form(s) Available |
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Brand Names |
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| Aygestin, Camila, Deblitane, Errin, Heather, Incassia, Jencycla, Jolivette, Lyleq, Lyza, Nora-Be, Norlyda, Norlyroc, Ortho Micronor, Sharobel, Tulana View more | Other levonorgestrel brands include: Aftera, AfterPill, AfterPlan, Athentia Next, BionaFem, EContra EZ, EContra One-Step, Fallback Solo, Kyleena, Liletta, Morning After, My Choice, My Way, New Day, Next Choice One Dose, Opcicon One-Step, Option 2, Plan B One-Step, PostDay One-Step, Preventeza, React, Skyla, Take Action View more | Other ethinyl estradiol / norethindrone brands include: Alyacen 1/35, Alyacen 7/7/7, Aranelle, Aurovela 1.5/30, Aurovela 1/20, Aurovela 24 Fe, Aurovela Fe 1.5/30, Aurovela Fe 1/20, Balziva, Blisovi 24 Fe, Blisovi Fe 1.5/30, Blisovi Fe 1/20, Brevicon, Briellyn, Chabelina Fe, Charlotte 24 Fe, Cyclafem 0.5/35, Cyclafem 1/35, Cyclafem 7/7/7, Cyonanz, Dasetta, Dasetta 1/35, Dasetta 7/7/7, Estrostep Fe, Femcon Fe, femhrt, Finzala, Fyavolv, Gemmily, Generess Fe, Gildagia, Gildess 1.5/30, Gildess 1/20, Gildess 24 Fe, Gildess Fe 1.5/30, Gildess Fe 1/20, Hailey 1.5/30, Hailey 24 Fe, Hailey Fe 1.5/30, Hailey Fe 1/20, Jinteli, Junel 1.5/30, Junel 1/20, Junel Fe 1.5/30, Junel Fe 1/20, Junel Fe 24, Kaitlib Fe, Larin 1.5/30, Larin 1/20, Larin 24 Fe, Larin Fe 1.5/30, Larin Fe 1/20, Layolis Fe, Leena, Leribane, Loestrin 21 1.5/30, Loestrin 21 1/20, Loestrin 24 Fe, Loestrin Fe 1.5/30, Loestrin Fe 1/20, Lomedia 24 Fe, Melodetta 24 Fe, Merzee, Mibelas 24 Fe, Microgestin 1.5/30, Microgestin 1/20, Microgestin Fe 1.5/30, Microgestin Fe 1/20, Minastrin 24 Fe, Necon 0.5/35, Necon 7/7/7, Nexesta Fe, Norinyl 1+35, Nortrel 0.5/35, Nortrel 1/35, Nortrel 7/7/7, Nylia 1/35, Nylia 7/7/7, Ortho-Novum 7/7/7, Philith, Pirmella 1/35, Pirmella 7/7/7, Tarina 24 Fe, Tarina Fe 1/20, Taysofy, Taytulla, Tilia Fe, Tri-Legest, Tri-Legest Fe, Vyfemla, Wera, Wymzya Fe, Zenchent, Zenchent Fe View more | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Half LifeThe half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. |
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10 hours |
45 hours |
14 hours |
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CSA Schedule**View glossary of 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. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Pregnancy Category |
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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. |
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 225 drugs are known to interact with norethindrone:
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A total of 218 drugs are known to interact with Mirena:
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A total of 424 drugs are known to interact with Lo Loestrin Fe:
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First Approval Date |
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April 21, 1982 |
December 06, 2000 |
October 21, 2010 |
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WADA ClassView World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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More Information |
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Consumer Resources |
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** 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.
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.