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Old 11-14-2003, 02:21 PM  
ZoiNk
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First chewable Contraceptive

Source: http://www.forbes.com/newswire/2003/...er=triggernews

U.S. clears Bristol-Myers chewable contraceptive
Reuters, 11.14.03, 3:46 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said Friday the approved the first chewable oral contraceptive for women, a spearmint-flavored tablet made by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

The product, called Ovcon 35, contains progestin and estrogen, the hormones used in standard birth control pills to prevent pregnancy, the Food and Drug Administration said.



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