Recent news on Desogestrel

Birth Control Pills’ Diabetes Risk, Safety for Sickle Cell ...  -  May 3, 2007
Health Behavior News ServiceWomen who took a pill with desogestrel as the progestin had better blood glucose levels than those who took other kinds of pills, but the effect was

'The pill': long-lived standard  -  Apr 3, 2007
NorthJersey.com,...(Labels of birth-control pills containing desogestrel already list that increased risk in fine-print.) "While the use of any type of combined oral

Group seeks to ban third-generation oral contraceptives  -  Feb 22, 2007
The Daily Athenaeum Interactive,6 to ban all forms of ''third-generation'' oral contraceptives containing desogestrel, which includes some commonly used birth control pills, according to

Health Buzz  -  Feb 19, 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,A consumer group petitioned the Food and Drug Administration earlier this month to ban oral contraceptives that contain the synthetic hormone desogestrel

Controversial pills stay on shelves  -  Feb 19, 2007
Diamondback Online,6 calling for a ban on all third-generation birth control pills containing the hormone, called desogestrel. The health center carries several

Consumer Group Petitions FDA To Ban Some Contraceptive Pills  -  Feb 7, 2007
Medical News Today,The group wants contraceptive pills containing the hormone desogestrel, known as third generation pills, taken off the market because they have an increased

Consumer Group Asks FDA to Ban One Type of Birth Control Pill  -  Feb 6, 2007
Bloomberg6 (Bloomberg) -- Birth control pills made by Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. and others that contain the hormone desogestrel should

Some Birth Control May Raise Clot Risk  -  Feb 6, 2007
Sci-Tech TodayIt's not a new issue: Labels of desogestrel-containing birth control pills already list that increased risk in fine-print warnings of side effects.

Some Contraceptives May Cause Blood Clots: Petition  -  Feb 6, 2007
Washington Post,6 (HealthDay News) -- Newer, "third-generation" birth-control pills that contain the synthetic progestin desogestrel are nearly twice as likely to cause

Consumer group seeks ban on some contraceptives  -  Feb 7, 2007
Buffalo News,Women who take pills containing the hormone desogestrel face twice the risk of developing clots, usually in the legs, as users of other drugs to control

Public Citizen Petitions FDA to Ban Third-Generation Birth Control ...  -  Feb 7, 2007
All American Patriots (press release),All third-generation contraceptives in the United States contain desogestrel, while second-generation contraceptives contain norgestrel, levonorgestrel or

Ban called for on newer birth control pills  -  Feb 6, 2007
News-Medical.net,But according to Public Citizen many of the third-generation low-dose oral contraceptives contain desogestrel a type of progestin which is known to be a

Group: Ban Some Birth Control Pills  -  Feb 6, 2007
Houston Chronicle,But "third-generation" oral contraceptives that contain a type of progestin called desogestrel can double that risk, the advocacy group Public Citizen said

Research group: Low-dose birth control causes fatal blood clots  -  Feb 15, 2007
Daily Kent Stater,According to Dr. Sidney Wolfe, director of Public Citizens' research group, the new type of birth control uses a specific type of progesterone, desogestrel,

Consumer group requests contraceptive pill ban  -  Feb 7, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewContraceptive pills containing the hormone desogestrel have come under scrutiny from a consumer group which has claimed the drugs should be banned because

FDA should ban newer birth control pills - US group  -  Feb 6, 2007
Malaysia Star,But Public Citizen said its analysis of available research found pills with desogestrel still too risky to be sold. "Since there is no evidence of any

Health Matters: A day in the life of a hospital  -  Feb 8, 2007
Terre Haute Tribune Star,Do you use a third-generation birth control pill that contains desogestrel? If so, Public Citizen says your risk of getting life-threatening blood clots are

Group seeks to ban certain birth control pills  -  Feb 6, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,But “third-generation� oral contraceptives that contain a type of progestin called desogestrel can double that risk, the advocacy group Public Citizen said

Group seeks to ban certain birth control pills  -  Feb 6, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),But "third-generation'' oral contraceptives that contain a type of progestin called desogestrel can double that risk, the advocacy group Public Citizen said

US group seeks ban on new birth control pills  -  Feb 6, 2007
Peninsula On-line,But newer ones sold in the United States – so-called “third generation� – contain a different type of progestin called desogestrel.

Consumer Group Issues YouTube Warning On Low-Dose Birth Control Pills  -  Feb 7, 2007
NBC 10.com,Wolfe said the newer pills containing the synthetic hormone desogestrel are no more effective. She said that the FDA has known of their potential risks

UPDATE 2-FDA should ban newer birth control pills -US group  -  Feb 6, 2007
ReutersBut newer ones sold in the United States -- so-called "third generation" -- contain a different type of progestin called desogestrel.

A riskier oral contraceptive?  -  Feb 7, 2007
Asbury Park Press,Banning pills containing desogestrel could prevent hundreds of women every year from having blood clots, Wolfe says. "The evidence just keeps accumulating,"

Some Newer Contraceptives Too Risky, US Group Says  -  Feb 6, 2007
ABC NewsBut newer ones sold in the United States — so-called "third generation" — contain a different type of progestin called desogestrel.

Group Uses Internet To Warn Public About Birth Control Pills  -  Feb 7, 2007
First Coast News,Doctor Sidney Wolfe of Public Citizen says the newer pills containing the synthetic hormone desogestrel are no more effective and that the FDA has known of

Advocacy Group Demanding Ban On New Birth Control Pills  -  Feb 6, 2007
KXTS-TV,Dr. Sydney Wolfe of Public Citizen says the newer pills containing the synthetic hormone desogestrel are no more effective, and that the FDA has known of

Public advocacy group takes stand against newer birth control pills  -  Feb 6, 2007
WIS,Doctor Wolfe says the newer pills containing the synthetic hormone desogestrel are no more effective and that the FDA has known of their potential risks

Newer birth control pills raise clot risk, group warns  -  Feb 6, 2007
CBC New Brunswick,Public Citizen said there is no evidence that desogestrel pills offer improved clinical benefits. "FDA will carefully review the petition," said agency

Public Citizen Taps YouTube  -  Feb 9, 2007
PSFK,Both highlight their concerns over third-generation birth control pills, desogestrel in particular, which apparently doubles the risk of blood clots.

Low-dose birth control causes fatal blood clots, research group ...  -  Feb 20, 2007
IIT Tech News,According to Dr. Sidney Wolfe, director of Public Citizens’ research group, the new type of birth control uses a specific type of progesterone, desogestrel,

Group wants certain birth control pills off the market  -  Feb 6, 2007
Globe and Mail,But “third-generation� oral contraceptives that contain a type of progestin called desogestrel can double that risk, the US advocacy group Public Citizen

Watchdog groups speaks out against birth control pill  -  Feb 7, 2007
9NEWS.com,...growth,�said Dr. Holly Thacker of the Cleveland Clinic. Thacker says the clot risk for desogestrel pills is only slightly higher - than with other pills.

Call for birth control pill ban  -  Feb 7, 2007
Healthcare Today,Birth-control pills that contained the synthetic progestin desogestrel were nearly twice as likely to cause potentially fatal blood clots than older pills

Study: Lipitor can cut risk of heart failure  -  Feb 7, 2007
Charlotte Observer,..."Third-generation" oral contraceptives that contain a type of progestin called desogestrel can double a woman's risk of a potentially deadly blood clot and

Consumer Group Wants Birth Control Off Shelves  -  Feb 6, 2007
MyFox Washington DC,But the advocacy group says "third-generation" oral contraceptives that contain a certain type of progestin (desogestrel) can double that risk.

Group seeks to ban certain birth control pills  -  Feb 6, 2007
Tampa Bay's 10,But the advocacy group says “third-generation� oral contraceptives that contain a certain type of progestin (desogestrel) can double that risk.

The Consumer Pressing to Look Closer at Blood Clots and the Pill  -  Feb 12, 2007
New York Times,The group cited more than a dozen studies indicating that third-generation pills containing desogestrel were linked with blood clots in women more often

Advocacy group fights to ban use of contraceptives  -  Feb 21, 2007
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian,NORMAL, Ill.-Third-generation oral contraceptives, those containing desogestrel, cause a greater risk of deadly blood clots, according to an advocacy group

Advocacy group fights to ban contraceptive  -  Feb 19, 2007
Daily Vidette,Third generation oral contraceptives, those containing desogestrel, cause a greater risk of deadly blood clots, according to an advocacy group in Washington

Oral Contraceptives Tied to Allergy Risk in Children  -  Dec 29, 2006
Medscape (subscription)The team found that, compared to children whose mothers had not used OCPs, maternal use of desogestrel, gestodene or cyproterone acetate each combined with

Simvastatin May Help Ameliorate Polycystic Ovary Syndrome  -  Nov 27, 2006
Medscape (subscription)24 women were assigned to 12 weeks of statin plus OCP (20 mg daily of simvastatin plus 20 μg of ethinyl estradiol and 150 μg of desogestrel) then 12 weeks

'Measurable and statistically significant' connection confirmed  Oct 23, 2006
...desogestrel and norgestimate) have been introduced, the hormone-free interval has been shortened, and new delivery systems have become available.". ... -WorldNetDaily, Simvastatin May Help Ameliorate Polycystic Ovary Syndrome  -  Nov 27, 2006
Medscape (subscription)24 women were assigned to 12 weeks of statin plus OCP (20 mg daily of simvastatin plus 20 μg of ethinyl estradiol and 150 μg of desogestrel) then 12 weeks

What women need to know (About reproductive health)  Aug 21, 2006
Organon recently introduced low-dosed oral pill Desogestrel 150 mg/Ethinylestradiol 30 g. It harmoniously works with the anatomy of the modern woman. ... -Manila Standard Today

FDA warning letter reveals neglect at Watson's plant  Jul 20, 2006
...in February 2005, an investigation found that the validated method was flawed due to a physical-chemical interaction between the desogestrel (active ingredient ... -In-PharmaTechnologist.com

FDA Sends Warning Letter to Watson Laboratories Caribe, Inc.  Jul 18, 2006
The firm's investigation found that the validated method was flawed due to a physical-chemical interaction between the desogestrel (active ingredient) and the ... -PharmaLive.com

Direct Effect of Progestogen on Gene Expression in the Testis ...  Jul 6, 2006
...gonadotropin suppression by GnRH antagonist (cetrorelix) with testosterone (CT group) or with additional administration of the gestogen desogestrel (CTD group ... -Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism



Cytogen and Savient Finalize Exclusive Distribution Agreement for ...  Apr 24, 2006
Savient's product Mircette® (desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol), an oral contraceptive, is marketed by its licensee, Duramed Pharmaceuticals ... - Yahoo! News





Hormonal Therapies Treat Acne in Women  Mar 10, 2006
...acne contain a hormone called progestin with low androgenic activity (with generic pharmaceutical names such as norgestimate or desogestrel) in combination ... - Fashion Monitor Toronto

Anti-pregnancy pill making a comeback  Feb 2, 2006
Desogestrel, whose main ingredient is derived from the roots of a Mexican wild yam, is targeted at the female population (48.1 percent) that, according to the ... - INQ7.net,

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Exploration of Strategic ...  Feb 17, 2006
Savient's product Mircette(R) (desogestrel/ethinylestradiol and ethinyl estradiol), an oral contraceptive, is marketedby its licensee, Duramed Pharmaceuticals ... - Finanzen.net,

Anti-pregnancy pill making a comeback  Feb 2, 2006
Desogestrel, whose main ingredient is derived from the roots of a Mexican wild yam, is targeted at the female population (48.1 percent) that, according to the ... - INQ7.net

Ignorance, not faith, behind baby boom  Feb 5, 2006
...should have informed choices and make their own decision," said Ballmer at the relaunching of the modern low-dose oral contraceptive Desogestrel 150 mcg ... - Journal Online

Cytogen and Savient Sign Letter of Intent for Marketing of ...  Feb 8, 2006
Savient's product Mircette(R) (desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol), an oral contraceptive, is marketed by its licensee, Duramed Pharmaceuticals ... - PR Newswire

Birth Control Pills Can Cause Blood Clots  Jan 30, 2006
Third-generation pills are more likely to cause problems, because they contain desogestrel, a different kind of hormone than older pills. ... - NBC 10.com

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