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Berlex Laboratories announces FDA approval of YASMIN (R), new oral contraceptive with unique progestin
. .Montville, NJ, May 14, 2001 -- Berlex Laboratories, Inc., a U.S. affiliate of Schering AG, Germany (NYSE:SHR), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved YASMIN (R) (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol). YASMIN is a new, low-dose, monophasic oral contraceptive and the first and only birth control pill to contain the unique progestin, drospirenone. .YASMIN is th...
FDA clears Berlex Laboratories Mirena (R), new form of long-acting contraception meets need for U.S. women
.Montville, NJ, December 6, 2000 Berlex Laboratories, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Schering AG, Germany (NYSE: SHR), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved MIRENA(R) (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system), a convenient, innovative contraceptive that is as effective in preventing pregnancy as tubal ligation (better than 99 percent) and lasts for five ye...