Alternative OCP approved to address shortages

TGA grants approval for import and supply of two alternative products to address the Brevinor and Norimin shortages The TGA advised health professionals and consumers in August that there was a shortage of oral contraceptive pills containing the combination ethinylestradiol and norethisterone. The affected products are: Brevinor – norethisterone 0.5 mg and ethinylestradiol 35 micrograms