Vol. VII, No. II
July/August 2004
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AB-Rated Oral Contraceptives
The Drug Information Center receives numerous inquiries as to which oral contraceptives (OC) are interchangeable. The chart below provides a listing of the current AB-rated OCs, with the agents listed between the shaded rows being AB-rated to each other. Currently, the only OCs on The Cleveland Clinic Formulary of Accepted Drugs are Demulen 1/35, Demulen 1/50, and Ovral.
Monophasic
Oral Contraceptives |
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Ortho-Novum
1/50 (Ortho-McNeil)
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AB |
Necon
1/50 (Watson) |
AB |
Norinyl
1/50 (Watson) |
AB |
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Demulen
1/50 (Searle) |
AB |
Zovia
1/50 (Watson) |
AB |
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Ovral
(28s) (Wyeth-Ayerst) |
AB |
Ogestrel
(Watson) |
AB |
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Demulen
1/35 (Searle) |
AB |
Zovia
1/35 (Watson) |
AB |
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Ortho-Novum
1/35 (Ortho-McNeil)
|
AB |
Necon
1/35 (Watson) |
AB |
Norinyl
1/35 (Watson) |
AB |
Nortrel
1/35 (Barr) |
AB |
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Modicon
(Ortho-McNeil) |
AB |
Brevicon
(Watson)
|
AB |
Necon
0.5/35 (Watson) |
AB |
Nortrel
0.5/35 (Barr) |
AB |
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Ortho-Cyclen
(Ortho-McNeil) |
AB |
Sprintec
(Barr) |
AB |
Previfem
(Teva) |
AB |
|
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Ortho-Cept
(Ortho-McNeil) |
AB |
Desogen
(Organon) |
AB |
Apri
(Barr) |
AB |
|
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Nordette
(Wyeth-Ayerst) |
AB |
Levlen
(Berlex) |
AB |
Levora
(Watson)
|
AB |
Portia
(Barr) |
AB |
|
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Lo/Ovral
(Wyeth/Ayerst) |
AB |
Low-Ogestrel
(Watson) |
AB |
Cryselle
(Barr) |
AB |
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Alesse
(Wyeth-Ayerst) |
AB |
Aviane
(Barr) |
AB |
|
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Lessina
(Barr) |
AB |
Levlite
(Berlex) |
AB |
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Kariva
(Barr) |
AB |
Mircette
(Organon) |
AB |
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Biphasic
Oral Contraceptives |
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Ortho-Novum
10/11 (Ortho-McNeil) |
AB |
Necon
10/11 (Watson) |
AB |
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Triphasic
Oral Contraceptives |
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Triphasil
(Wyeth-Ayerst) |
AB |
Tri-Levlen
(Berlex) |
AB |
Empresse
(Barr) |
AB |
Trivora
(Watson) |
AB |
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Ortho
Tri-Cyclen (Ortho-McNeil) |
AB |
Tri-Sprintec
(Barr) |
AB |
Tri-Previfem
(Teva) |
AB |
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Ortho
Novum 7/7/7 (Ortho-McNeil) |
AB |
Nortrel
7/7/7 (Barr) |
AB |
* Current as of June 2004
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