Recent news on Ortho Tri-Cyclen

UPDATE: Data Show Low Incidence Of Breakthrough Bleeding With ...  -  May 9, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),..."These data demonstrate that women using ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO, an effective, low dose combination birth control pill, have significantly less breakthrough

Data Show Low Incidence of Breakthrough Bleeding With ORTHO TRI ...  -  May 9, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The findings are based on a retrospective analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of ORTHO TRI- CYCLEN LO

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.

Breakthrough Bleeding Occurs Less Frequently With Norgestimate ...  -  May 10, 2007
DG NewsSAN DIEGO, CA -- May 10, 2007 -- Breakthrough bleeding or spotting appears to occur less often with norgestimate/ethinyl oestradiol (Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo)

Prescription costs set to rise at McKinley next semester  -  Apr 29, 2007
Daily Illini,The prices of some prescription medicines, including the brand-name contraceptive Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, have increased tenfold.

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

Group to foot bill for increase in price of oral contraceptives  -  Apr 26, 2007
UNM Daily Lobo (subscription),...is more expensive than the discounted brand-name contraceptives. The discounted Ortho Tri-Cyclen costs $15 a month. The generic replacement costs $24.50.

UI's McKinley patients to pay fee for prescriptions  -  May 4, 2007
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette,One of the prescription drugs which will be subject to the fall 2007 price increase is the popular oral contraceptive Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo.

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Comparative analysis prudent for also encourages dose.  -  Apr 27, 2007
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Birth control costs to rise at MU  -  May 10, 2007
Oxford Press,In the past, by offering Ortho-Tri-Cyclen Lo and Desogen birth control medication for only $10, students say they could afford to buy it without having to

Birth control prices rise on campuses  -  May 7, 2007
Daily Press,Bounds had also bought additional Ortho Tri-Cyclen, an oral contraceptive. It will continue to be offered at $18 for a month's supply until the center sells

Group to foot bill for increase in price of oral contraceptives  -  26 Apr 2007
UNM Daily Lobo (subscription),...is more expensive than the discounted brand-name contraceptives. The discounted Ortho Tri-Cyclen costs $15 a month. The generic replacement costs $24.50.

Report Shows Popular Birth Control Pill, ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),..."These results reinforce ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO as an effective birth control option for women in a broad range of body weights."

New Law Leads to Rise in Cost of Contraception  -  Apr 25, 2007
Daily Nexus,Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo is the lowest-priced form of oral contraceptive offered at Student Health. Downing said as soon as officials became aware of the new law

Health Center finds cheaper contraception  -  Apr 17, 2007
Indiana Statesman,Fran Drake, director of the Student Health Center, said the Health Center originally started carrying Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo because it was cheaper than the

Nation's college campuses see rising birth control prices  -  Apr 11, 2007
TCU Daily Skiff,Calhoon said he found out Tuesday morning that the contract for the cheapest pill the Health Center has, Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo, is now null and void.

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

Pill prices increase  -  Apr 19, 2007
UNLV The Rebel Yell,Unfortunately, there is no generic for Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, and students will have to face the $600-a-year increase. “Different aspects of society are now

New law drives up price of birth control at UNL  -  Mar 28, 2007
Omaha World-Herald (subscription),By summer at UNL, around 1000 students who fill prescriptions for Ortho Tri-Cyclen, the college pharmacy's most popular brand, will have to pay $40 a month

J&J Buys Domains to Prevent Use in Birth-Control Patch Conflict  -  Apr 6, 2007
Marketing Vox NewsJ&J's Ortho McNeil Pharmaceuticals unit makes and markets many of the top-selling brands of birth control pill, including Ortho-Cyclen, Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo,

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

Birth control prices rise  -  Apr 11, 2007
Lawrence Journal World,Just last semester, a version of the birth control pill Ortho Tri-Cyclen cost a Kansas University student $8 per month. Now it costs $38.

Student Health Center offers students affordable medical care  -  Apr 9, 2007
SHSU Houstonian Online (subscription),The in-house pharmacy sells medicine such as Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo (a 28 day birth control pack) for $9.70, whereas normal retail prices will run around

J&J Takes Preventive Online Measures To Preempt Birth Control Backlash  -  Apr 5, 2007
Mediapost.com,...makes and markets many of the top-selling brands of birth control pills, including Ortho-Cyclen, Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, and Ortho-Novum.

Johnson & Johnson Tries Online Damage Prevention  -  Apr 5, 2007
Mediapost.com,J&J, via its Ortho McNeil Pharmaceuticals unit, makes and markets may of top-selling brands of birth control pills, including Ortho-Cyclen, Ortho Tri-Cyclen

Birth control costs on the rise  -  Apr 23, 2007
Iowa City Press Citizen,One brand, Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, does not have a generic match. Most women using that pill have switched to another method of birth control, Spading said.

ISU will no longer carry some contraceptives  -  Apr 3, 2007
Indiana Statesman,..."The reason we went to Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo was because it was cheaper for students," she said. She said they are looking into getting a generic version of

UHS lowers price of birth control  -  Apr 16, 2007
UW Badger Herald,...unwanted pregnancy has a higher chance of resulting,� she said, “bringing with it deeper costs and consequences than a pack of Ortho Tri-Cyclen a month.

Open Door offers options for cheaper birth control  -  Apr 7, 2007
Muncie Star Press,While a packet of Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo pills costs a student about $17 monthly at Ball State University's Health Center, Cooper said Open Door can offer the

Rising cost of birth control for students  -  Mar 29, 2007
Virginia Tech Collegiate Times Online Edition,The company manufactures a great deal of birth control, including Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo and Ortho Micronor tablets, as well as the Ortho Evra patch.

Contraceptive Costs Climb  -  Apr 4, 2007
UConn Daily Campus (subscription),The brand-name pill, Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, will go up to $40 in the fall. The NuvaRing, which costs $25 per month, will double in cost in the fall.

CONTRACEPTIVE CONTROVERSY  -  Apr 17, 2007
Texas State University - The University Star,The University Star reported Thursday the Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, a birth control pill that is the Student Health Center’s top seller, is expected to increase

New Medicaid rebate law raises prices for birth control on campus  -  Apr 6, 2007
Muncie Star Press,The center's price for one package of Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo pills has increased from $10 a month to about $17, Bullis said. Alternative contraception methods

Price of pill to rise for students  -  Apr 5, 2007
The UCLA Daily Bruin,Desogen and Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo have been stockpiled and will remain at $15 a month, though once the Ashe Center’s supplies run out the price of those drugs

UHS Absorbs Increasing Pill Costs  -  Apr 3, 2007
Harvard Crimson,Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo is the only affected drug without a generic counterpart. However, DiRusso says the HUHS pharmacy still holds large stockpiles of the

New Columbia U.-area law raises birth control prices  -  Mar 30, 2007
Insurance News Net,She is among the majority of students who purchase the birth control Ortho Tri Cyclen-Lo, which does not have a generic alternative, from Town Drug Pharmacy

The 411 on the BCP  -  Feb 28, 2007
Daily Vidette,So, it is no wonder that women found so much solace in the ISU pharmacy in that it sells each packet of Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo for $8.

Study: Contraceptive Patch Increases Risk of Blood Clots  -  Feb 26, 2007
Newsinferno.com,As of November 2005, the FDA had logged 9116 reports of adverse reactions to the patch in a 17-month period, whereas Ortho Tri-Cyclen, a birth control pill,

Birth control costs double across nation  -  Mar 22, 2007
Ball State Daily News,The original supply of Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo has not run out and therefore is still available at the decreased rate of $10 per month.

Manhattan Research Reveals Top Consumer-Ranked Pharmaceutical ...  -  Mar 6, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),NuvaRing, Ortho Evra, Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, Paxil, Plavix, Pravachol, Prevacid, Protonix, Provigil, Pulmicort, Restasis, Risperdal, Rozerem, Seasonale,

Palio Communications Adds Staff  -  Mar 1, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Prior to joining Palio, Gush was product manager for Ortho Tri-Cyclen at Ortho-McNeil Women’s Health and Urology. Under her leadership there, her territory

Street sours on Barr  -  Mar 1, 2007
Monsters and Critics.com,...challenges this year, including Sanofi aventis` Allegra-D and Johnson & Johnson`s Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo, but Swanson sees that as an unlikely prospect.

Parker Waichman Alonso Mark LLP Believes New Study Confirms Ortho ...  -  Feb 23, 2007
WebWire (press release),The FDA has logged 9116 reports of adverse reactions to the patch in a 17-month period, whereas Ortho Tri-Cyclen, a birth control pill, only generated 1237

Price of sexual health increases on campus  -  Feb 9, 2007
Purdue ExponentOn campus, prices of some popular contraceptives like Ortho Tri-cyclen, Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo and Desogen have increased anywhere from 50 percent to 150

Birth control prices may increase to $50 per month  -  Feb 9, 2007
UT The Daily Texan,A verbal contract with Johnson & Johnson for discounted prices on Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo was also canceled, she said. After the back stock of products is gone,

Birth Control Change  -  Feb 8, 2007
The Daily Titan,Birth control methods such as the Nuva Ring, a plastic ring insert, as well as birth control pills Desogen and Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, are some of the low dose

Controversial pills stay on shelves  -  Feb 19, 2007
Diamondback Online,Health center physician Shelley Parr describes the third-generation pills as "quite popular," with Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo remaining the most in demand due to

TAKING CONTROL  -  Feb 3, 2007
Bakersfield Californian (subscription),The failure rate and risks from all the new pills are similar to the regular monthly pills with week-long periods, like Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Estrostep and

Possible Side Effects May Include...  -  Jan 29, 2007
The Daily Titan,On a recent weeknight, I was nestled on the couch with a bowl of Frosted Flakes when an ad for Ortho-Tri Cyclen popped on the screen. I can't lie.

What are the Odds?  -  Feb 7, 2007
LSU The Reveille,Wallette was taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen birth control pills when she conceived. She is a nonsmoker, not overweight and said if she missed a pill,

Pediatric studies lead to more information on drug labels  -  Feb 1, 2007
AAP News (subscription)Ortho Tri-Cyclen (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol) use in adolescent females with anorexia nervosa to improve bone mineral density is not recommended since

Birth control pill prices to rise soon  -  18 Jan 2007
The Post Online,While there is no way of knowing how many students use the health center for birth control, he said 5000 packs of Ortho Tri-Cyclen LO-28, a popular oral

Ask Dr. H | Treating polycystic ovarian syndrome  -  Jan 8, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,If fertility is not desired, a birth control pill like Ortho Tri-Cyclen will help block the male sex hormone effects, restore regular menstrual cycles and

Weight loss can improve ovulation Ask Dr. H Mitchell Hecht  -  26 Dec 2006
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,If fertility is not desired, a birth control pill like Ortho Tri-Cyclen will help block the male sex hormone effects, restore regular menstrual cycles and

Nurse Practitioners Of Women's Health Publishes Issue Highlighting ...  -  Dec 11, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Ortho Women's Health & Urology, a Division of Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., and makers of ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® Lo (ethinyl estradiol/norgestimate) and

Ortho-McNeil Facing More Legal Battles Over Its Ortho Evra Birth ...  Nov 6, 2006
As of November 2005, the FDA had logged 9,116 reports of adverse reactions to the patch in a 17-month period, whereas Ortho Tri-Cyclen, a birth control pill ... -Newsinferno.com, Which birth control pill is right for you  Oct 30, 2006
Although there are low dose pills, such as Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, which provide a lower dose of hormones, all pills today are low dose compared to earlier ... -News-Leader.com, More Ortho Evra Suits Filed  Nov 2, 2006
...more than 9,100 complaints of adverse reactions to Ortho-Evra in the past 17 months, as compared with around 1,200 complaints for Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Ortho-McNeil ... -Red Herring, FTC Challenges Terms of Watson Pharmaceuticals’ Acquisition of ...  Nov 1, 2006
11 drugs addressed by the consent order are the following: the generic formulations of Johnson & Johnson’s Ortho-Cyclen and Ortho Tri-Cyclen – among the ... -PharmaLive.com (press release), Parker & Waichman, LLP Files Lawsuit Against Ortho-McNeil ...  Oct 19, 2006
The FDA has logged 9,116 reports of adverse reactions to the patch in a 17-month period, whereas Ortho Tri-Cyclen, a birth control pill, only generated 1,237 ... -PrimeZone (press release), No Excuse For Unsafe Sex or Mistakes  Oct 24, 2006
For example, the Mayo team noted, norgestimate, the progestin found in Ortho Cyclen and Ortho Tri-Cyclen, suppresses ovulation at doses lower than natural ... -The Ledger, Parker & Waichman, LLP Contacted by Many Women who were Previously ...  24 Sep 2006
The FDA has logged 9,116 reports of adverse reactions to the patch in a 17-month period, whereas Ortho Tri-Cyclen, a birth control pill, only generated 1,237 ... -WebWire

J&J Plans A Pill For A New Sexual Dysfunction  Sep 13, 2006
...women's health segment through its Ortho-McNeil unit, which markets diaphragms and birth control brands such as Ortho Evra, Ortho Tri-Cyclen and others. -MediPost Publications

Price hike on birth control hard to swallow  Sep 1, 2006
Parker said Ortho Mc-Neil, which makes Ortho Tri-cyclen, gave little explanation for the change and didn't budge on its price hikes until Tuesday, when she ... -Southwest Virginia Enterprise

Barr Expected To Withstand Generic Seasonale Launch  Sep 7, 2006
Woodburn said potential positive catalysts for the stock include an additional patent settlement for Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo or a September launch of generic Actiq ... -Forbes

Biotech Stocks Go Nowhere  Aug 26, 2006
...for upside to our forecasts." Prudential added that potential legal settlements with Johnson & Johnson (nyse: JNJ - news - people ) for Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo and ... -Forbes

Nurse Practitioners Of Women's Health Publishes Issue Highlighting ...  -  Dec 11, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Ortho Women's Health & Urology, a Division of Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., and makers of ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® Lo (ethinyl estradiol/norgestimate) and

Biotech Stocks Go Nowhere  Aug 26, 2006
...for upside to our forecasts." Prudential added that potential legal settlements with Johnson & Johnson (nyse: JNJ - news - people ) for Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo and ... -Forbes

Parker & Waichman, LLP Files Suit Against Ortho-McNeil ...  Aug 24, 2006
The FDA has logged 9,116 reports of adverse reactions to the patch in a 17-month period, whereas Ortho Tri-Cyclen, a birth control pill, only generated 1,237 ... -PrimeZone

Clinics in bind after price of pill multiplies  Aug 24, 2006
The most-prescribed pill at Ohio’s 53 state-funded clinics — Ortho Tri-Cyclen — is made by Ortho-McNeil and went from about $2 to $20 for a monthly packet ... -Columbus Dispatch

Ask Dr. H | Birth control pills with estrogen keep acne under ...  Jul 31, 2006
By Mitchell Hecht. Question: I'ma 42-year-old mother who recently started on birth control (Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo). It now seems that ... -Philadelphia Inquirer

Ortho Celebrates 75 Years of Partnering With Women  Jul 25, 2006
In 1997, ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol) became the first birth control pill to receive an indication to treat moderate acne (for women ... -PR Newswire

Many factors cause adults to shrink temporarily daily, permanently ...  Aug 1, 2006
Q: I’ma 42-year-old mother who recently started on birth control (Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo). It now seems that my skin looks better, especially my face. ... -Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Survey Sheds Light On Mistaken Identities Of Interstitial Cystitis ...  Aug 20, 2006
...needs of providers and patients with products such as ORTHO EVRA® (norelgestromin/ethinyl estradiol transdermal system), ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® LO (norgestimate ... -Medical News Today

New Survey Sheds Light on Mistaken Identities of Interstitial ...  Aug 17, 2006
...meeting the needs of providers and patients with products such as ORTHO EVRA(R) (norelgestromin/ethinyl estradiol transdermal system), ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO ... -PR Newswire

Peterson & Associates, PC Continues Its Investigation of Ortho ...  Aug 7, 2006
By way of comparison, the leading oral contraceptive, Ortho Tri-Cyclen(r) (which has six times as many users as Ortho Evra(r)), only generated 1,237 adverse ... -PrimeZone

FACTBOX-Drug offers pitched at US patients  Aug 13, 2006
Women can try Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo birth control pill for one month free, or get $5 off the company's ... -Reuters

Health Products Research(R) Reports Key Findings on Pharmaceutical ...  Jul 26, 2006
Ortho Tri-Cyclen® (Ortho-McNeil) had the highest share-of-voice (SOV) in New York, Loestrin® 24 Fe in Washington- Baltimore and Yasmin® in Dallas/San Antonio ... -Yahoo! News

Health Products Research(R) Reports Key Findings on Pharmaceutical ...  Jul 26, 2006
Ortho Tri-Cyclen(R) (Ortho-McNeil) had the highest share-of-voice (SOV) in New York, Loestrin(R) 24 Fe in Washington- Baltimore and Yasmin(R) in Dallas/San ... -PR Newswire

Health Products Research Reports Key Findings on Pharmaceutical ...  Jul 26, 2006
...vs. metropolitan area. Ortho Tri-Cyclen(R) (Ortho-McNeil) had the highest. by pharmaceutical sales forces. metropolitan areas. Topics ... -PharmaLive.com

Parker & Waichman, LLP Files Suit Against Ortho-McNeil ...  Jul 13, 2006
The FDA has logged 9,116 reports of adverse reactions to the patch in a 17-month period, whereas Ortho Tri-Cyclen, a birth control pill, only generated 1,237 ... -PrimeZone

Evelyn Pringle: Add Triaminic Vapor Patch To List Of Deadly ...  Jun 28, 2006
Around the time the company introduced the patch to the market, the lawsuit claims, Ortho's patent for its contraceptive pill, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, was about to ... -YubaNet (satire)

Source: Peterson and Associates  Jun 30, 2006
By way of comparison, the leading oral contraceptive, Ortho Tri-Cyclen(r) (which has six times as many users as Ortho Evra(r)), only generated 1,237 adverse ... -PrimeZone

Pediatric studies lead to label changes for more than 100 drugs ...  Jun 30, 2006
There was no significant difference between Ortho Tri-Cyclen and placebo in mean change in total lumbar spine (L1-L4) and total hip bone mineral density in a ... -AAP News (subscription)

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