Recent news on Cyclessa

Rising cost of birth control catches college pharmacy  -  May 4, 2007
Daily Kent Stater,The health center still offers two brands at the original price of $12.50, Cyclessa and Ortho Tri-cyclen-lo. Hostler said Cyclessa was a slow-mover.

Health Service can no longer offer special low-priced birth control  -  Apr 27, 2007
Tufts Daily,...that provided low-price clinic packs to Health Service decreased from the original 10 down to only three: Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo, NuvaRing and Cyclessa.

Steroidal hormones for contraception in women with sickle cell disease  -  May 6, 2007
News-Medical.net,Hormonal contraceptives with desogestrel, often called "third-generation" birth control pills, include the brands Ortho-Cept, Cyclessa and Mircette.

No birth control solution in sight  -  Mar 30, 2007
Bowdoin Orient,Before the College lost its contract, Organon had been providing oral contraceptives Desogen and Cyclessa to the health center for about $1.80 a pack and

Health Watch: Summer Plans  -  Apr 13, 2007
University of Hartford Informer (subscription),We carry many brands of birth control pills: Alesse, Cyclessa, Mircette, Nordette, OrthoTriCyclen Lo Cryselle, generic Orthotricyclen and Orthocyclen at $15

Birth control prices get knocked up  -  Mar 29, 2007
University Daily Kansan,The birth control medications this affects at Watkins are Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, NuvaRing, Desogen and Cyclessa. Their prices increased from approximately $8

Price of the pill jumps at Hudson  -  Apr 24, 2007
The Post Online,Only Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo 28 and Cyclessa 28 remain at their original $12-per-packet price, but the prices will rise to $20-per-packet when current supplies

Controversial pills stay on shelves  -  Feb 19, 2007
Diamondback Online,The health center carries several third-generation pills, including Desogen, Mircette and Cyclessa, which contain desogestrel.

The Consumer Pressing to Look Closer at Blood Clots and the Pill  -  Feb 12, 2007
New York Times,Months earlier, Ms. Biggins, a 41-year-old radio news writer, had begun taking a low-dose oral contraceptive called Cyclessa.

Birth control prices may increase to $50 per month  -  Feb 9, 2007
UT The Daily Texan,The new higher prices for these drugs could be as high as $50, and generic versions of Cyclessa and Desogen should be available for about $20, Roberson said

A short-term solution  -  Feb 9, 2007
Bowdoin Orient,In 2006, the health center handed out enough Desogen, Cyclessa, and NuvaRings to supply 331 women with a full year of birth control.

Consumer group requests contraceptive pill ban  -  Feb 7, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewContraceptives that contain desogestrel include Mircette, Kariva, Velivet, Reclipsen, Desogen, Cyclessa and Ortho-Cept. Older contraceptives contain the

DEVELOPING STORY: Contraceptive contract dropped  -  Feb 2, 2007
Bowdoin Orient,The quotes for a one-month supply of Desogen, Cyclessa, and the NuvaRing at CVS without a prescription plan are $50.99, $59.59, and $49.79, respectively.

Federal act causes rise in birth control prices  -  Feb 9, 2007
Purdue ExponentFour prescription contraceptives, Ortho Tri-Cyclin Lo, Desogen, Cyclessa and Nuva Ring, were available for $11. White said the pharmacy may have enough

Health Matters: A day in the life of a hospital  -  Feb 8, 2007
Terre Haute Tribune Star,Kariva, Desogen, Mircette, Velivet, Apri-28, Ortho-Cept, Reclipsen and Cyclessa, according to Public Citizen’s www.notmypill.org Web site.

Group: Ban Some Birth Control Pills  -  Feb 6, 2007
Houston Chronicle,...by Johnson & Johnson Inc. unit Ortho-McNeil, and the pills Desogen and Cyclessa made by Organon, a unit of Dutch drug and chemical company Akzo Nobel.

Some Contraceptives May Cause Blood Clots: Petition  -  Feb 6, 2007
Washington Post,Kariva (Duramed/Barr); Mircette (Duramed/Barr); Apri-28 (Duramed/Barr); Ortho-Cept (Ortho-McNeil); Reclipsen (Watson); and Cyclessa (Organon).

Consumer group seeks ban on some contraceptives  -  Feb 7, 2007
Buffalo News,Kariva, Velivet and Apri-28 products; Watson's Reclipsen; Organon Biosciences' Desogen and Cyclessa; and Johnson & Johnson's Ortho-Cept.

Health center provides variety of medical care  Sep 8, 2006
...medications, from antibiotics to generic Prozac to the Emergency Contraceptive Plan B. We also have two top brands of Birth Control Pills (Cyclessa and Desogen ... -Bowdoin Orient

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