Recent news on Seasonale

An end to menstrual cycles - if you so choose  -  25 May 2007
Fort Wayne News Sentinel,...bistro - a birth-control pill that reduces periods to four times a year, a low-dose estrogen version of its sister drug, Seasonale, introduced in 2003.

Doctors say new contraceptive is safe - period  -  May 23, 2007
MetroWest Daily News,The birth control pills Yaz and Loestrin 24 shorten monthly periods to three days or less and Seasonale and Seasonique reduces them to four times a year.

New pill will allow women to stop periods  -  May 24, 2007
Fort Wayne News Sentinel,Four existing pills - Seasonale, Seasonique, Yaz and Loestrin - either give women a bleed four times a year or shorten their monthly period.

Birth control pill FAQ: Benefits, risks and choices  -  May 21, 2007
MayoClinic.comTwo other specially designed, extended-cycle pill regimens — Seasonale and Seasonique — are also currently on the market. With both pills, you take active

New drugs give women option of shortening or stopping menstrual cycle  -  May 21, 2007
Arizona Republic,For example, sales of Seasonale, which allows a woman to skip her period for three months, rose nearly 40 percent from 2005 to 2006, to $120 million,

Birth Control Pill Halts Women's Periods  -  May 22, 2007
The Southern,Seasonique, an updated version of Seasonale, reduces them to four times a year. To improve the interaction of commenting, for our readers, we have revised

New pill lets women end periods altogether  -  May 21, 2007
Concord Monitor,Among the others, Yaz and Loestrin 24 shorten periods to three days or less and Seasonique, an updated version of Seasonale, reduces them to four times a

Pill to end periods  -  May 21, 2007
Health24.com,Seasonique, an updated version of Seasonale, limits menstrual periods to four a year, the AP reported. Almost 50 percent of women surveyed have indicated a

FDA set to OK pill to suppress menstruation  -  May 18, 2007
Indianapolis Star,Among the others, Yaz and Loestrin 24 shorten monthly periods to three days or less, and Seasonique, an updated version of Seasonale, reduces them to four

FDA set to OK pill that halts periods  -  May 19, 2007
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription),Seasonique, an updated version of Seasonale, reduces them to four times a year. Gynecologists say they’ve been seeing a slow but steady increase in women

New Pill Promises No More Periods for Women  -  May 19, 2007
Associated Content,Other pills, like Yaz and Loestrin promise periods that are shorter in length, while Seasonique (the new version of Seasonale) is intended to reduce the

Contraceptive offers women 'liberty' from monthly cycle  -  May 18, 2007
Houston Chronicle,Launched last August, it works the same as predecessor Seasonale, which got cheaper generic competition in September.

Drug is first meant to stop periods  -  May 19, 2007
Kentucky.com,Among the others, Yaz and Loestrin 24 shorten monthly periods to three days or fewer and Seasonique, an updated version of Seasonale, reduces them to four

Treasure hunters haul up bonanza  -  May 19, 2007
Daily Press,Yaz and Loestrin 24 shorten monthly periods to three days or less. Seasonique, an updated version of Seasonale, reduces them to four times a year.

FDA To Approve New Birth Control Pill; Will Suppress Periods ...  -  May 18, 2007
AHN...which shorten monthly periods to three days or less and Seasonique, an updated version of Seasonale that reduces them to four times a year.

Period of uncertainty  -  May 9, 2007
Newark Star Ledger,Helen Farmer, a 26-year-old graduate student from New Brunswick, grimaced at the mention of Seasonale, the first oral contracep tive to be heavily marketed

Investors Boost Barr Pharma  -  May 9, 2007
BusinessWeekIt sells oral contraceptives under the Seasonale, Tri-Sprintec, Sprintec, Apri, Aviane, Kariva and other names. S&P notes that much of Barr's growth has

Blood, Spite, and Fears  -  Apr 27, 2007
Reason Online,The article also revived an earlier feud among feminist bloggers over Barr Pharmaceuticals' Seasonale, which limits bleeding to four times a year.

Should Menstrual Suppression Be A Lifestyle Choice?  -  May 4, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,The oral contraceptive Seasonale, for example, combines 84 days of active pills with seven days of placebo, reducing the number of pill-induced periods from

Acquisition costs, competition bring down Barr's 1Q earnings  -  May 10, 2007
Bizjournals.com,But sales of its proprietary products fell to $89 million from $93 million, mainly due to generic competition for the Seasonale extended-cycle oral

FDA backs pill that puts menstrual cycle on hold  -  May 23, 2007
Medill Reports,Barr Laboratories’ (NYSE: BRL) Seasonale, introduced in 2003, allows a woman to skip her period for three months. Sales peaked around $100 million before

HEALTH ALERT OVER PILL  -  May 4, 2007
UK Express,And the trend is likely to gather pace after a new Pill called Seasonale was launched in America designed to be taken for 84 days at a time, leaving women

New birth control pill Lybrel eliminates period altogether  -  Apr 25, 2007
Daily Vidette,Women that I've talked to who use Seasonale seem to like having only four periods of year so I think as long as it is kept affordable, I think women will

Exciting Phase III data for schizophrenia drug bifeprunox  -  May 23, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),The product is expected to generate sales of around $250 million and will compete with Barr's Seasonale (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol), which reduce

Wyeth's "No-Period" birth control pill awaits FDA approval  -  May 22, 2007
The Money Times,Predecessor Seasonale, which got cheaper generic competition in September, peaked at about $100 million. Yaz, introduced last August by Berlex,

Lybrel new birth control pill  -  May 22, 2007
Ontario Now,Its predecessor Seasonale, which got cheaper generic competition in September, peaked at about $100 million. Yaz, launched last August, had first-quarter

FDA is expected to OK pill to end women's periods  -  May 22, 2007
DesMoinesRegister.com,...shorten periods to several days, and Seasonique (a newer version of Seasonale, approved in 2004), which cuts periods down to just four times a year.

Barr Reports First Quarter 2007 GAAP Earnings of $0.11 Per Share ...  -  May 9, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),..."While performance in our proprietary business was down, we had anticipated that the generic competition for SEASONALE(R) would impact sales,

New birth control pill Lybrel eliminates period altogether  -  26 Apr 2007
Daily Vidette,Women that I've talked to who use Seasonale seem to like having only four periods of year so I think as long as it is kept affordable, I think women will

Barr Pharmaceuticals receives Notice of Allowance for Seasonale patent  -  Apr 10, 2007
News-Medical.net,The next step will be formal reissuance of the Seasonale patent which we can then list in the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Orange Book with a

Barr readies for reissued Seasonale patent  -  Apr 9, 2007
Crain's New York Business,Monday the US Patent and Trademark Office moved forward on the company's application for reissuing a patent for Barr's oral contraceptive Seasonale.

Barr says feds plans to reissue patent  -  Apr 9, 2007
Trenton Times,Barr received a harsh dose of its own medicine last year, when competitor Watson Pharmaceuticals launched a generic version of Barr's Seasonale,

Barr Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2006 GAAP Earnings of $0.88 Per ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),..."Strong sales of both our generic and proprietary product portfolios, including the highest quarterly sales ever of our SEASONALE(R) extended-cycle oral

Barr says US to reissue patent on contraceptive  -  Apr 9, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,NEW YORK – Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s application for a patent for its Seasonale oral contraceptive to be reissued has satisfied requirements and US patent

Barr says US to reissue patent on contraceptive  -  Apr 9, 2007
ReutersN: Quote, Profile, Research) application for a patent for its Seasonale oral contraceptive to be reissued has satisfied requirements and US patent officials

Inactivated heterologous on whom was later determined.  -  Apr 19, 2007
LIVE-Wintersport.com,They counted reduce mistakes bone marrow Seasonale data remained Gemfibrozil males. The purified financial liability profession claims lungs.

Market Report -- In Play (BRL)  -  Apr 9, 2007
MSN MoneyBarr Pharma: Patent and Trademark Office issues notice of allowance on Barr's reissue application for Seasonale '032 Patent Co announces that the US Patent

Advancements in birth control give women more options  -  Mar 28, 2007
phillyBurbs.com,Seasonique manufacturer Barr Laboratories Inc. in Woodcliff Lake, Bergen County, follows in the mold of its predecessor, Seasonale, an extended-regimen oral

FDA Approves Duramed's SEASONIQUE(TM) Extended-Cycle Oral ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),SEASONIQUE represents the next generation of extended-cycle oral contraceptives in a category the Company created with the launch of the SEASONALE(R)

Barr Receives Patent Update  -  Apr 9, 2007
Houston Chronicle,Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. launched its generic version of Seasonale in September. Shares of Barr fell 64 cents to $46.06 on the New York Stock Exchange in

Barr Receives Patent Update  -  Apr 9, 2007
Forbes,Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. (nyse: WPI - news - people ) launched its generic version of Seasonale in September. Shares of Barr fell 64 cents to $46.06 on

'The pill': long-lived standard  -  Apr 3, 2007
NorthJersey.com,Seasonale and Seasonique: Both regimens result in a woman having just four periods a year. Seasonique, the next-generation version of Seasonale,

PMS: Oh, it's Real !!!  -  Apr 12, 2007
FitSugar.com,Monophasic birth control, like the Nuvaring or Seasonale may be a better option since they deliver an equal amount of hormones to you each day.

Barr, Duramed, win round for patent reissue  -  Apr 10, 2007
Bizjournals.com,Duramed's parent, said Monday that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a "notice of allowance" for the company's Seasonale drug patent.

Students laugh cares away at Comedy Fair  -  Apr 8, 2007
Northern Star Online,...got the largest crowd reaction of the evening, especially when he talked about the fallout from the birth control pill Seasonale.

Barr Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2006 GAAP Earnings of $0.70 Per ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Sales of SEASONALE(R) during this period were $27 million, up 12% from $24 million for the prior year period. Sales of products acquired during the previous

Barr Confirms that Additional Clinical Data Is Not Required for ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),The Company is committed to the extended-cycle oral contraceptive category it created with the launch of the SEASONALE(R) extended-cycle oral contraceptive

Watson Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2006 Results  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Flonase(R) is a registered trademark of Glaxo Group Limited, Duragesic(R) is a registered trademark of Johnson&Johnson and Seasonale(R) is a registered

New Drug Could End Monthly Problem For Women  -  Apr 20, 2007
CBS 4,Seasonale, a pill which limits periods to four times a year and Mirena IUD, which can eliminate periods too, haven't really been widely accepted by women,

Pill That Eliminates the Period Gets Mixed Reviews  -  Apr 19, 2007
New York Times,The drug maker Barr caused a sensation in 2003 by introducing Seasonale, a contraceptive regimen packed as 84 hormone pills and 7 placebo pills.

Duramed's ENJUVIA(TM) (Synthetic Conjugated Estrogens, B) Now ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...and healthcare providers: ENJUVIA(TM) hormone therapy; SEASONALE(R) extended-cycle oral contraceptive; and Plan B(R) emergency oral contraceptive.

10 myths about the pill busted  -  Mar 13, 2007
CNNStudies show it's safe to suppress your period using various methods: Seasonale, a pill that limits you to four periods a year; Seasonique, a similar pill

Barr Pharma swings to loss on Pliva deal  -  Feb 28, 2007
MarketWatchIn the latter category, the company encountered decreased sales of Seasonale, the extended-cycle oral contraceptive whose three years of market exclusivity

Barr Labs swings to loss on Pliva buy  -  Feb 28, 2007
MarketWatchIncreases in these products were somewhat offset by decreased sales of Seasonale extended-cycle oral contraceptive, the company said, which faced generic

Ask the Sexpert  -  Mar 1, 2007
Princeton University The Daily Princetonian,One is called Seasonale and the other Seasonique. Both are designed to limit a woman's menstrual cycle to about four a year. The pills work the same way

Myths on the Pill Debunked  -  Mar 14, 2007
FitSugar.com,It’s risky to stop your period: Studies show it’s safe to suppress your period using various methods: Seasonale, a pill that limits you to four periods a

Manhattan Research Reveals Top Consumer-Ranked Pharmaceutical ...  -  Mar 6, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Pravachol, Prevacid, Protonix, Provigil, Pulmicort, Restasis, Risperdal, Rozerem, Seasonale, Seroquel, Singulair, Sonata, Strattera, Tamiflu, Topamax,

Seasonale Oral Contraceptive  -  Feb 7, 2007
Free press releases (press release),The new oral contraceptive pill, called Seasonale, work in the same manner as the other oral contraceptive, but it is taken in a 12-week regimen rather than

Jones foundation loses appeal  -  Feb 22, 2007
Virginian Pilot,The drug company paid the money to EVMS to gain the patent rights to a contraceptive, called Seasonale, that had been developed by a researcher at the Jones

Extended Cycle Birth Control - How Safe Is It?  -  Feb 18, 2007
abc7news.com,Seasonale has the same risks as other birth control pills, which include blood clots, heart disease, and stroke, especially in smokers.

Safe not to go with the flow?  -  Jan 29, 2007
UNLV The Rebel Yell,Seasonale, one such regimen, features 84 active pills (compared to 21 in most birth control pill packs) followed by seven placebo pills (which cause a

Eliminating Periods  -  Feb 17, 2007
abc11tv.com,Different products like Seasonale, Seasonique and others make different promises. Everything from changing your cycle from once a month to just four times a

Pill to patch: all about birth control  -  Feb 2, 2007
PSU Daily Vanguard,A newer contraceptive pill, called Seasonale, works in the same way as the others, but is taken in a 12-week regimen rather than three weeks at a time.

Firms market pills to manage lifestyle  -  Jan 30, 2007
DetNews.com,The firm already markets Seasonale, another three-month pill. Warner Chilcott's Loestrin 24 Fe and Berlex's Yaz offer 24-day dosing that results in shorter

TAKING CONTROL  -  Feb 3, 2007
Bakersfield Californian (subscription),With Seasonale and Seasonique, women take a pill containing estrogen and a synthetic progestin -- both are hormones -- for 12 weeks and then inactive pills

4 times a year?  -  Jan 16, 2007
LaSalle News Tribune,One way way to escape PMS is in the form of newly-released birth control pills, such as Seasonale and Seasonique. These pills, taken daily, allow users just

An end to periods safe  -  Jan 2, 2007
South Asian Women's Forum,Some women use products such as Seasonale or Seasonique, birth control pills that result in four periods a year; others take birth control pills that have

Wall Street Journal Examines 'Period Management' Options, Benefits ...  -  Dec 5, 2006
Kaiser network.org,...intrauterine devices and ablation surgery (Parker-Pope, Wall Street Journal , 12/5). FDA in September 2003 approved Barr Laboratories' Seasonale, which allows ...

New Year-Round Contraceptive Pill Safe and Effective  -  Dec 13, 2006
Forbes,..."The main advantage is that this continuous pill provides a lower dose than other continuous oral contraceptive pills like, Seasonale," said Dr. Philip D ...

Pill studied at EVMS may halt menstruation  -  Dec 13, 2006
Virginian Pilot,For example, Seasonale, a product developed at EVMS and now marketed by Barr Pharmaceuticals, reduces the number of periods a year to four. ...

Drug makers offer new pills to limit menstruation to four times a ...  -  Dec 7, 2006
Wilton Villager,...periods to just four a year. The firm already markets Seasonale, another three-month pill. Warner Chilcott's Loestrin 24 Fe and ...

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