ETONOGESTREL AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL VAGINAL

Hormone

Brand names: Etonogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Vaginal

Vaginal

Mechanism of Action

Other agent

Indications

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Contraindications

• if over age 35 [see Boxed Warning and Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )] Have deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
• subacute bacterial endocarditis with valvular disease
• benign or malignant
• or liver disease [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.3 )and Use in Specific Populations ( 8.6 )] Undiagnosed abnormal uterine bleeding [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.11 )] Pregnancy
• because there is no reason to use CHCs during pregnancy [see Use in Specific Populations ( 8.1 )] Current diagnosis of

FDA Warnings

5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Vascular risks: Stop Etonogestrel and ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring use if a thrombotic event occurs
] If feasible, stop Etonogestrel and ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring at least four weeks before and through two weeks after major surgery or other surgeries known to have an elevated risk of thromboembolism, and during and following prolonged immobilization
The risk of postpartum thromboembolism decreases after the third postpartum week, whereas the risk of ovulation increases after the third postpartum week
The use of CHCs increases the risk of VTE

Known Side Effects

0 documented side effects by frequency

No structured side effect data available.

Community Discussions

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Patient Experiences (r/pharmacy, r/AskDocs & more)

Starting Nuvaring with history of migraines?

I'm in a long-distance relationship and seeing my partner early next year for a few weeks. I would like to get on hormonal birth control temporarily and I'm looking at a generic version of Nuvaring (ethinyl estradiol 0.120mg and etonogestrel 0.15mg per day). However, I have very occasional migraine

r/birthcontrol131y ago

Pregnant Technician with Questions

So I'm a little over 5 weeks pregnant and I work in a relatively small independent pharmacy. I have already gone through the NIOSH list to determine which drugs to avoid but I'm wondering what is the extent I should be avoiding. Like I know hormones like estradiol are on the list, but is it fine to

r/pharmacy182y ago

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Formulations

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Route

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