Type; common name | Brand name(s) | Strength | Company | Approved | ||
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Canada | US | UK | ||||
Monophasic | ||||||
EE with norethindrone acetate + iron (norethisterone in the UK) | Lo Loestrin Fe (US) | 10/1000 μg + 10 μg EE | Warner Chilcott | No | Yes | No |
Loestrin 24 Fe (US) | 20/1000 μg + 75 μg iron (24 d of hormones) | Warner Chilcott | No | Yes | No | |
Femcon Fe (US) | 35/400 μg + iron | Warner Chilcott | No | Yes | No | |
Minastrin 24 Fe chewable (US) | 20/100 μg + 75 μg iron (24 d of hormones) | Warner Chilcott | No | Yes | No | |
EE with norethindrone acetate | Lo Loestrin (US), Lolo (Canada) | 10/1000 μg + 10 μg EE | Warner Chilcott | Yes | Yes | No |
EE with norethindrone | Generess Fe chewable (Canada, US) | 25/800 μg (24 d) | Warner Chilcott | Yes | Yes | No |
EE with norethindrone acetate + iron | Lo Minastrin Fe chewable (US) | 10/1000 μg (24 d) + 0.01 EE (2 d) + 1 mg iron (2 d) | Warner Chilcott | No | Yes | No |
EE with nomegestrol acetate | Zoely (UK) | 1.5 mg/2.5 mg | Teva | No | No | Yes |
EE with drospirenone | Yaz (Canada, US, UK) | 20/3000 μg (24 d) | Bayer | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yasminelle (UK) | 20/3000 μg (21 d) | Bayer | No | No | Yes | |
Flexyess (UK) | 20/3000 μg (24 d) | Bayer | No | No | Yes | |
Yasmin (Canada, US) | 30/3000 μg (21 d) | Bayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
EE with drospirenone + levomefolate calcium | Yaz Plus (Canada), Beyaz (US) | 20/3000 μg with 0.451 mg folate (24 d) | Bayer | Yes | Yes | No |
Safyral (US) | 30/3000 μg + 0.451 mg folate (21 active days) | Bayer | No | Yes | No | |
Biphasic | ||||||
EE with levonorgestrel | Seasonale (Canada, US) | 30/150 μg | Teva | Yes | Yes | No |
Seasonique (Canada, US) | 30/150 μg + 10 μg EE | Teva | Yes | Yes | No | |
LoSeasonique (US) | 20/150 μg + 0.01 mg | Teva | No | Yes | No | |
Triphasic | ||||||
EE with desogestrel | Linessa (Canada), Cyclessa (Canada,US) | 25/100, 25/125, 25/150 μg | Merck | Yes | Yes | No |
EE with norgestimate | Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo (US), Tricyclen Lo (Canada) | 25/180, 25/215, 25/250 μg | Janssen | Yes | Yes | No |
4 Phases | ||||||
EE with levonorgestrel | Quartette (US) | 20/150, 25/150, 30/150 μg + 10 μg | Teva | No | Yes | No |
5 Phases | ||||||
Estradiol valerate with dienogest | Natazia (Canada, US), Qlaira (UK) | (1/2/3 mg)/(2/3 mg) | Bayer | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Transdermal | ||||||
EE with 17-deacetylnorgestimate | Ortho-Evra (Canada, US, UK) | 320/150 μg/d | Janssen | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Intravaginal | ||||||
EE with etonogestrel | NuvaRing (Canada, US, UK) | 15/120 μg/d | Merck | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Implants | ||||||
Etonogestrel | Implanon, Nexplanon (US, UK) | 68 mg/implant | Merck | No | Yes | Yes |
Emergency contraceptives | ||||||
Levonorgestrel | Plan B One-Step (US), Levonelle One Step (UK) | 1.5 mg | Teva, Lupin | No | Yes | Yes |
Plan B (Canada, US), Levonelle (UK) | 0.75 mg | Teva | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Ulipristal acetate | ella (US), ellaOne (UK) | 30 mg | HRA Pharma | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Intrauterine progestogen-only system | ||||||
Levonorgestrel | Mirena (Canada, US, UK) | 52 mg/IUD | Bayer | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Skyla (US), Jaydess (Canada, UK) | 13.5 mg | Bayer | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Note: EE = ethinyl estradiol, IUD = intrauterine device.