WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2000: Re: Switching from Alesse to an Ortho product or generic

Re: Switching from Alesse to an Ortho product or generic

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:23:39 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 16 Nov 2000, Abbey wrote: >
>I am currently on Alesse and love it- absolutely no side effects and
>I've never felt better. On previous pills, including Loestrin and some
>others, I had problems with headaches, depression, lethargy, weight
>gain, breast tenderness, etc. Unfortunately, my insurance company is
>switching formularies in January and they will now cover only Ortho
>brand products or generics. I looked on the Ortho web site at their
>product line and didn't see an equivalent to Alesse. Is there maybe a
>generic equivalent of a low-dose combination OCP with levonorgestrel out
>there? If not, any suggestions on which generic and/or Ortho product I
>should try? If there is a generic version of a higher-dose combination
>pill with levonorgestrel, would it be too ridiculous to cut the pill
>into halves or thirds to simulate the same dosage as Alesse? I really
>love this pill...and ughhh...do I hate formularies!

The only true generic form htat I am aware of is Levlite by Berlex. Both Alesse and Levlite are around $26.00 per month(according to "http://www.drugstore.com"). That is less than a dollar a day. You are free to buy the medication off formulary. These pills each contain 20 mcg. of ethinyl estradiol and 100 mcg(0.1mg) of levonorgestrol.

RDB

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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