For the first time, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a contraceptive skin patch for weekly use. Ortho Evra, made by New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson, is a one-and-three ...

A brand name medication and a generic medication are, by default, essentially the same thing. All the parts of it that give you a benefit are exactly the same. They've undergone the same testing ...

Commonly referred to as “the patch,” the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initially approved this prescription medication ...

The Food and Drug Administration said it updated the label on the Ortho Evra birth-control patch in January 2008 to reflect the results of one study that found women using the patch faced twice ...

Generic prescription drugs are lower priced than brand-name medications that no longer have a patent. Generic medications are considered as effective as their brand-name counterparts. Part D is ...

Octoxynol-9 1% (50mg/applicatorful); contraceptive jelly; contains parabens. 1 teaspoonful spread over the surface and rim of diaphragm prior to intercourse provides 6 hrs protection. Reapply ...

Pediatricians Jenny Thomas and Anthony Porto both told us that parents should feel comfortable using store-brand or generic infant formulas because they contain all of the same FDA-required ...

An age-old question when perusing the grocery store shelves is "generic or name brand?" For some foods, there seems to be no ...

In the case of the North Face, Marjorie Taylor Green tweeted that it made her want to switch to generic brand clothing, and Lauren Boebert called for a boycott of all North Face Products.

PCOS is one of the most common disorders affecting women of reproductive age. As a syndrome, it has multiple components, including reproductive, metabolic, and cardiovascular, with long-term ...