AZA Wildlife Contraception Center Current List of Available Birth Control Pills Updated September 2011

Pill Names that have been recorded in Database and successful are highlighted below. At this time the WCC does not recommend one brand specifically, the list below reflects only what has been reported as of September 2011.

# Individuals # Reported Pill Type Pill Name Progestin Dose (mg) Estrogen Dose (ug) Manufacturer Treated in DB Failures* Biphasic Aranelle Norethindrone 0.5/1.0 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Teva Biphasic Necon 10/11 Norethindrone 0.5/1.0 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Watson Pharma Biphasic Ortho-Novum 10/11 Norethindrone 0.5/1.0 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Ortho-McNeil Monophasic Alesse Levonorgestrel 0.1 Ethinyl estradiol 20 Wyeth 2 Monophasic Apri Desogestrel 0.15 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Teva 7 Monophasic Aviane Levonorgestrel 0.1 Ethinyl estradiol 20 Teva 3 Monophasic Balziva Norethindrone 0.4 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Teva 3 Monophasic Brevicon Norethindrone 0.5 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Watson Pharma Monophasic Demulen 1/35 Ethynidiol diacetate 1 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Pharmacia 1 Monophasic Demulen 1/50 Ethynidiol diacetate 1 Ethinyl estradiol 50 Pharmacia 2 Monophasic Femcon Fe Norethindrone 0.4 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Warner Chilcott 11 Monophasic Junel 1.5/30 Norethindrone 1.5 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Teva Monophasic Junel 1/20 Norethindrone 1 Ethinyl estradiol 20 Teva 2 1-Gi. Monophasic Kariva Desogestrel 0.15 Ethinyl estradiol 20/10 Teva Monophasic Lessina Levonorgestrel 0.1 Ethinyl estradiol 20 Teva 1 Monophasic Levlen (21 & 28) Levonorgestrel 0.15 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Bayer Healthcare 3 Monophasic Levlite Levonorgestrel 0.1 Ethinyl estradiol 20 Bayer Healthcare Monophasic Levora Levonorgestrel 0.15 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Watson Pharma Monophasic Lo/Ovral Norgestrel 0.3 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Wyeth 11 Monophasic Loestrin 21 Norethindrone 1.5 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Warner Chilcott 1 Monophasic Loestrin 24 Fe Norethindrone 1 Ethinyl estradiol 20 Warner Chilcott 5 Monophasic Lutera Levonorgestrel 0.1 Ethinyl estradiol 20 Watson Pharma Monophasic Marvelon Desogestrel 1.5 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Schering-Plough 7 Monophasic Mercilon Desogestrel 1.5 Ethinyl estradiol 20 Schering-Plough 1 Monophasic Microgestin 1.5/30 Norethindrone 1.5 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Watson Pharma Monophasic Microgestin 1/20 Norethindrone 1 Ethinyl estradiol 20 Watson Pharma # Individuals # Reported Pill Type Pill Name Progestin Dose (mg) Estrogen Dose (ug) Manufacturer Treated in DB Failures* Monophasic Microgestin FE 1.5/30 Norethindrone 1.5 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Watson Pharma Monophasic Microgestin FE 1/20 Norethindrone 1 Ethinyl estradiol 20 Watson Pharma Monophasic Microgynon 30 Levonorgestrel 0.5 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Bayer Healthcare 39 Monophasic Microgynon 50 Levonorgestrel 0.125 Ethinyl estradiol 50 Bayer Healthcare 1 Monophasic Mircette Desogestrel 0.15 Ethinyl estradiol 20/10 Dura Med 14 Monophasic Modicon Norethindrone 0.5 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Ortho-McNeil 17 Monophasic MonoNessa Norgestimate 0.25 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Watson Pharma Monophasic Necon 0.5/35 Norethindrone 0.5 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Watson Pharma 1 Monophasic Necon 1/35 Norethindrone 1 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Watson Pharma 21 Monophasic Necon 1/50 Norethindrone 1 Mestranol 50 Watson Pharma 58 2- Go. & Ch. Monophasic Norinyl 1+35 Norethindrone 1 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Watson Pharma 2 1 Or. Monophasic Norinyl 1+50 Norethindrone 1 Ethinyl estradiol 50 Watson Pharma 11 1 Or. Monophasic Nortrel 0.5/35 Norethindrone 0.5 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Teva Monophasic Nortrel 1/35 Norethindrone 1 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Teva 30 Monophasic Ogestrel 0.5/50 Norgestrel 0.5 Ethinyl estradiol 50 Watson Pharma 4 Monophasic Ogestrel - Low Norgestrel 0.3 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Watson Pharma 7 Monophasic Ortho-cept Desogestrel 0.15 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Ortho-McNeil 1 Monophasic Ortho-Cyclen Norgestimate 0.25 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Ortho-McNeil 12 Monophasic Ortho-Novum 1/35 Norethindrone 1 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Ortho-McNeil 19 Monophasic Ortho-Novum 1/50 Norethindrone 1 Mestranol 50 Ortho-McNeil 62 3- Or., Gi., Ch. Monophasic Ovcon 35 Norethindrone 0.4 Ethinyl Estradiol 35 Warner Chilcott 34 Monophasic Ovcon 50 Norethindrone 1 Ethinyl Estradiol 50 Warner Chilcott 9 Monophasic Ovral - Lo Norgestrel 0.3 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Wyeth 1 Monophasic Ovral Norgestrel 0.5 Ethinyl estradiol 50 Wyeth 7 Monophasic Ovranette Levonorgestrel 0.15 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Teva 14 Monophasic Portia Levonorgestrel 0.15 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Teva 1 Monophasic Seasonale Levonorgestrel 0.15 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Dura Med 1 Monophasic Seasonique Levonorgestrel 0.15 Ethinyl estradiol 30/10 Dura Med 6 Monophasic Sprintec Norgestimate 0.25 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Teva 3 Monophasic Yaz Drospirenone 3 Ethinyl estradiol 20 Bayer Healthcare Monophasic Yasmin Drospirenone 3 Ethinyl estradiol 30 Bayer Healthcare 6 Monophasic Zovia 1/35E Ethynidiol diacetate 1 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Watson Pharma Monophasic Zovia 1/50E Ethynidiol diacetate 1 Ethinyl estradiol 50 Watson Pharma Progestin only Camila Norethindrone 0.35 none none Teva 3 Progestin only Cerazette Desogestrel 0.075 none none Schering-Plough 3 Progestin only Errin Norethindrone 0.35 none none Teva 6 1-Or. # Individuals # Reported Pill Type Pill Name Progestin Dose (mg) Estrogen Dose (ug) Manufacturer Treated in DB Failures* Progestin only Femulen Ethynidiol diacetate 0.5 none none Pharmacia Progestin only Jolivette Norethindrone 0.35 none none Watson Pharma Progestin only Mircolut Levonorgestrel 0.3 none none Bayer Healthcare 9 2-Ch. Progestin only Micronor Norethindrone 0.35 none none Ortho-McNeil 1 Progestin only Nora-Be Norethindrone 0.35 none none Watson Pharma Progestin only Nor-QD Norethindrone 0.35 none none Watson Pharma 1 Progestin only Ovrette Norgestrel 0.075 none none Wyeth 1 Triphasic Enpresse Levonorgestrel 0.05/0.075/0.125 Ethinyl estradiol 30/40/30 Teva 2 Triphasic Estrostep FE Norethindrone acetate 1 Ethinyl estradiol 20/30/35 Warner Chilcott 1 Triphasic Necon 7/7/7 Norethindrone 0.5/0.75/1.0 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Watson Pharma Triphasic Nortrel 7/7/7 Norethindrone 0.5/0.75/1.0 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Teva 3 Triphasic Ortho Tricyclen Norgestimate 0.18/0.215/0.25 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Ortho-McNeil 20 1-Or. Triphasic Ortho Tricyclen Lo Norgestimate 0.18/0.215/0.25 Ethinyl estradiol 25 Ortho-McNeil 9 Triphasic Ortho-Novum 7/7/7 Norethindrone 0.5/0.75/1.0 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Ortho-McNeil 14 Triphasic Tri-Levlen (21 & 28) Levonorgestrel 0.05/0.075/0.125 Ethinyl estradiol 30/40/30 Bayer Healthcare Triphasic TriNessa Norgestimate 0.18/0.215/0.25 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Watson Pharma 1 Triphasic TriNorinyl Norethindrone 0.5/1.0/0.5 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Watson Pharma Triphasic Triphasil Levonorgestrel 0.05/0.075/0.125 Ethinyl estradiol 30/40/30 Wyeth 14 1-Or. Triphasic Tri-Sprintec Norgestimate 0.18/0.215/0.25 Ethinyl estradiol 35 Teva 7 Triphasic Trivora Levonorgestrel 0.05/0.075/.125 Ethinyl estradiol 30/40/30 Watson Pharma 1 Triphasic Velivet Desogestrel 0.1/0.125/0.15 Ethinyl estradiol 25 Teva

* Ch. = Chimpanzee; Or. = Orangutan; Gi. = Gibbon; Go. = Gorilla

3- Or., Gi., Ch.