The different types of emergency contraception include Ella, Plan B, birth control pills, and the copper IUD. To choose the best type of emergency contraception for you, it's important to consider how ...

Novel emergency contraceptive developed by HRA Pharma to be marketed by Watson Pharmaceuticals in the US before the end of 2010 Paris, France - August 13, 2010 - HRA Pharma announced today that the US ...

In 2010, the Obama administration’s FDA approved a new drug called ‘ella’ and classified it as a contraceptive. The drug now falls under the Obama administration’s mandate of services that private ...

Watson announced that ella (ulipristal acetate tablet), an oral emergency contraceptive, will be available in the fourth quarter of 2010 by prescription only. ella is a progesterone agonist/antagonist ...

Wider Availability of Emergency Contraceptive Announced Afaxys announced the wider availability of ella (ulipristal acetate), an emergency contraceptive, after acquiring U.S. marketing rights. ella is ...

Women in 44 countries around the world have access to a novel new emergency contraception pill called Ella. The FDA is reviewing the new drug, but will American women ever gain access to it? The FDA ...

PARIS and MORRISTOWN, N.J., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HRA Pharma, a privately-held, European pharmaceutical company that develops healthcare solutions in ...

Ella (also called ulipristal acetate), however, is sparking controversy because it is a close chemical relative of mifepristone, the medical abortion pill, known as RU-486, which has been available in ...

Uterine fibroids can cause pain and heavy bleeding and are a common indication for hysterectomy, but little evidence exists to guide fibroid management (AHRQ Research Report, March 2011). The ...

If you go to your local pharmacy searching for emergency contraceptive pills (EC), you might find a lavender gradient Plan B One-Step box waiting for you. Popular over-the-counter EC brands—like Plan ...

Over the past several years, a medication called mifepristone has been at the center of intense moral and legal fights in the United States. The pill is the only drug approved by the FDA specifically ...