CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee recommendation: Etonogestrel extended-release subdermal implant (Nexplanon -- Merck Canada Inc.) indication : prevention of pregnancy for up to three years

Etonogestrel extended-release subdermal implant has a Health Canada indication for the prevention of pregnancy. Etonogestrel is the biologically active metabolite of desogestrel, a progestagen widely used in oral contraceptives. This radiopaque implant is a longacting hormonal contraceptive that con...

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Corporate Authors: CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa (ON) Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health 2020, October 2020
Series:CADTH common drug review
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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520 |a Etonogestrel extended-release subdermal implant has a Health Canada indication for the prevention of pregnancy. Etonogestrel is the biologically active metabolite of desogestrel, a progestagen widely used in oral contraceptives. This radiopaque implant is a longacting hormonal contraceptive that contains 68 mg of etonogestrel. The Health Canada-approved dose is for a single implant that is inserted subdermally and can be left in place for three years