Wyeth Ghostwriting Allegations Investigated Dec 23, 2008
The NuvaRing can cause Blood Clots, Strokes and more. Large and small clients have lost billions of dollars due to Bernard Madoff's "Ponzi Scheme", are you one of them. (Newsinferno.com)
Herpes Often Spread Unknowingly Oct 31, 2008
Nine of the 16 women were using hormonal contraception: Seven were on the pill, one used injectable Depo-Provera, and one the vaginal ring NuvaRing. Results showed genital fluid from the women using hormonal contraception had significantly less anti-herpes activity compared with the other women, she tells WebMD.. (CBS News)
The Pill Killer Oct 3, 2008
NuvaRing's clever attack on birth-control pills ... "Maybe it's time to break free from the pack with NuvaRing," the announcer suggests ... "Say good-bye to the old song-and-dance and hello to NuvaRing," the announcer concludes. (Slate)
Ski champ Randall faces a genetic threat Apr 12, 2008
Since November, Randall said, she's been using NuvaRing, an estrogen-based birth control that increases the risk for blood clots, stroke and heart attacks. Randall said she wasn't aware of those risks when her doctor prescribed it. (Anchorage Daily News)
Antidepressants Implicated in Type 2 Diabetes Mar 29, 2008
The NuvaRing can cause Blood Clots, Strokes and more. Stand up and say what you think is right. (Newsinferno.com)
Women May Prefer Contraceptive Ring to Patch Feb 20, 2008
The NuvaRing, made by Roseland, New Jersey-based Organon, which funded the current study, is a small plastic ring inserted into the vagina once a month. The OrthoEvra patch, made by Ortho Pharmaceuticals in Raritan, New Jersey, is used once weekly. (MEDLINEplus)
Ringing endorsement: Women prefer contraceptive ring over patch Feb 5, 2008
Financial disclosure: Although this study was funded in part by Organon U.S.A. Inc., manufacturer of the Nuvaring vaginal contraceptive, the money was provided as part of an investigator-initiated, nonrestricted grant from the company. Organon had no role in study design, data acquisition, analysis, manuscript preparation or study supervision. (EurekAlert!)
Review Compares Latest Birth Control Options Feb 1, 2008
The NuvaRing, which Organon manufactures, releases hormones into the vaginal cavity. A woman inserts the ring, a flexible piece of plastic tubing, where it remains for three weeks; she then removes it for one week. (Science Daily)
Celibacy Blues Dec 4, 2007
Everyone has always used condoms, IUD, NuvaRing, AND dental dams at the same time and during every encounter ... Everyone has always used condoms, IUD, NuvaRing, AND dental dams at the same time and during every encounter. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
A tough pill to swallow Nov 21, 2007
Realize that contraceptive rings such as NuvaRing have the same risks -- and benefits -- as oral-combined hormone preparations; they're merely a different method of delivery. Be skeptical of advertising campaigns for new, brand-name birth control pills, which often tout their product's ability to treat everything from bloating to the plague. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Cost of birth control jumps for UI students Nov 15, 2007
Another form of birth control that has seen a price hike is the NuvaRing, an alternative offered to women who have trouble remembering to take the pill every day, said Kim Spading, the Westlawn pharmacy director. NuvaRing is a once-a-month pregnancy prevention method. (Daily Iowan, IA)
E-911 board members should reconsider positions Oct 17, 2007
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Birth control suddenly grows too expensive for some Sep 20, 2007
Mary Anne Wilson, director of UAA's Student Health and Counseling Center, holds birth control items available to students, including the NuvaRing, pills and a generic version of the Depo-Provera shot ... The NuvaRing, a birth control insert she'd been using for months, had quadrupled in price ... Popular birth control options that don't have generic alternatives, like the NuvaRing or the Ortho Evra patch, are particularly out of reach. (Anchorage Daily News)
What's the deal with... ...birth control prices at college clinics? Sep 4, 2007
It also sells NuvaRing, a vaginal contraceptive, for $35, a little more than twice as much as it cost last fall. In order to keep the prices low, the health center decided to take a loss this summer on brand-name pills as well as to add generics to their pharmacy shelves. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
The High Cost of Campus Birth Control Aug 14, 2007
Because of agreements with pharmaceutical companies, most campus clinics were able to distribute brand name prescription contraceptives, from pills to the patch to a monthly vaginal device like NuvaRing, for no more than a couple of bucks ... Organon, the maker of Cyclessa and Desogen birth control pills and the NuvaRing, says the company is not happy about having to increase prices for colleges ... Prescription birth control which includes the pill, the patch and NuvaRing is 99. (Time.com)
TV dialog boosts brands: Viagra, Prozac, Botox Aug 4, 2007
In one episode of the NBC situation comedy "Scrubs," a logo for the contraceptive brand NuvaRing appeared 11 times, mostly on posters placed in the background. The brand's maker, Organon Pharmaceuticals USA of Roseland, N.J., told trade magazine Brandweek that it had done placement deals with several television shows, including CBS' "King of Queens" and ABC's "Grey's Anatomy.". (AZCentral -- Business)
FAU students to pay triple for birth control Aug 2, 2007
An FAU stash of the popular NuvaRing was gone by March, as students who knew prices were increasing bought it up in bulk. NuvaRing once sold at the FAU clinic for $15 but now costs $42. (The Palm Beach Post)
Birth Control Prices Rise At Campus Clinics Jul 31, 2007
" Some students experienced the sticker shock last spring, about the time campus health clinics learned that birth control prices would jump overnight. Prices for name-brand drugs, such as Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, increased from $14 a month to $40 at most Florida universities, including the University of South Florida. The $20 monthly cost for the popular NuvaRing, a vaginal contraceptive, doubled to $40. Many colleges stockpiled discounted contraceptives throughout last spring, keeping student... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
The Cost of Control Jul 19, 2007
Roberson also said that out of the 50 contraceptives available at UHS, only two drugs, Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo and the NuvaRing, don't have generic counterparts. "People were usually willing to switch to a generic medication," Roberson said. (The Daily Texan, TX)
No Period? New Birth Control, New Options Jul 17, 2007
Labeling calls for NuvaRing to remain inserted for three weeks and removed for one, allowing a period, but Gernhart said she tells patients who do not want to have a period to simply keep the ring in place for four weeks before inserting a new one. The device, released in the fall of 2001, costs about $35 per ring. (KCRA 3, CA)
Organon's Once-a-Month Contraceptive Ring, NuvaRing(R) Completes European Authorization Jun 19, 2007
OSS, The Netherlands, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Organon announced today that NuvaRing(R) (etonogestrel/ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring), the company's once-a-month contraceptive, has successfully completed the European Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP) in an additional 13 countries (1). NuvaRing is already approved in 14 European Union territories using the Mutual Recognition Procedure with the Netherlands as the Reference Member State ... National marketing authorizations for the latest countries... (PR Newswire)
Social studies outside the classroom gets expensive May 11, 2007
The popular NuvaRing has gone from a subsidized 10 a month to 55. Some young women are going without birth control and are hoping their dates use condoms. (Winona Daily News, MN)
New bill raises birth control prices Apr 13, 2007
So far, USC has only had to raise the price of the NuvaRing from $12 to $36. The pharmacy ran out of these in early February, Wilson said, and had to order additional quantities without a discount from the manufacturer. (Gamecock Online, SC)
UHS hikes birth control prices Apr 6, 2007
Arielle Lutwick GS, who worked at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Chicago before coming to Princeton, said UHS informed her several months ago during a regular visit to the clinic that her preferred contraceptive method, the popular NuvaRing, would no longer be available there ... Costs can range from $27 a month for oral contraceptives like Desogen and Lo-Ovral to as high as $45 a month for NuvaRing. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Contraceptive Costs Climb Apr 4, 2007
The NuvaRing, which costs $25 per month, will double in cost in the fall. The Ortho Evra patch will go up to $45 in the fall, and the Depro Provera shot will remain the same price. (The Daily Campus, CT)
Vaginal ring hits pharmacy shelves Mar 20, 2007
Sexual health experts expect the NuvaRing to be popular among women who can overcome the hurdle of having to put the flexible plastic device in themselves ... "NuvaRing can be left in during sex and most guys won't even notice that it's there," said GP and reproductive health advocate Dr Sally Cockburn. (Ninemsn)
Schering-Plough to buy Akzo Nobel unit for $14.5B Mar 14, 2007
4 billion last year from contraception products including NuvaRing and Implanon. Sales from animal health care were about $1. (USA Today -- Money)
Schering-Plough to Acquire Organon BioSciences Mar 12, 2007
4 billion in 2006 (based on closing exchange rate on March 9, 2007), including leading products such as Follistim/Puregon, a follicle-stimulating hormone for infertility; Esmeron/Zemuron, a muscle relaxant; and NuvaRing and Implanon for contraception. In addition, the animal health business, Intervet, with sales of approximately $1. (PR Newswire)
Death, Lawsuits, and the Pill Mar 6, 2007
The NuvaRing, an externally worn ring endorsed by celebrities, causes some of the same problems as Ortho Evra. Pills like Mircette and Ortho-Tri-Cyclen, which contain a compound called desogestrel, are coming under scrutiny as blood clot sufferers have filed a class action lawsuit. (Suite101.com)
Birth control prices up Feb 3, 2007
A large price increase in products available through Health Services, such as the NuvaRing birth control method and Plan B emergency contraception, has resulted after UNH's Health Services lost contracts with a number of birth control manufacturers. NuvaRing will now cost students $35 per cycle through Health Services, up from $12, while Plan B was $19 and is now $25 per cycle ... Aly, a UNH senior, used to buy the NuvaRing at Brook's Pharmacy where she paid $40 per cycle, but then decided to... (The New Hampshire, NH)
