WASHINGTON -- American women may soon buy the world's first birth control in a skin patch. The Food and Drug Administration approved Ortho-Evra on Tuesday, a patch that prevents pregnancy by emitting ...
WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials approved sale of the world's first contraceptive patch yesterday, giving women an option considered as safe and effective as the pill but easier for some to use.
Zafemy and Xulane are generic skin patches. They both contain the active ingredients norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol. Zafemy and Xulane are prescribed to help prevent pregnancy. This article ...