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HEATHER (norethindrone)

Women's Health Approved 2010-04-23

1. Indications Progestin-only oral contraceptives are indicated for the prevention of pregnancy. 2. Efficacy If used perfectly, the first-year failure rate for progestin-only oral contraceptives is 0.5%. However, the typical failure rate is estimated to be closer to 5%, due to late or omitted pills. The following table lists the pregnancy rates for users of all major methods of contraception. Table 2.

Source: FDA Label • GLENMARK PHARMS LTD
1
Indication
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Phase 3 Trials
16
Years on Market

Details

Status
Prescription
First Approved
2010-04-23
Routes
ORAL-28
Dosage Forms
TABLET

Companies

Active Ingredient: NORETHINDRONE

HEATHER Approval History

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Original
New Indication
New Form
Label Update
3 FDA actions from 2010 to 2013
Mar 2013 SUPPL
Label · Labeling
Dec 2012 SUPPL
Label · Labeling
Apr 2010 ORIGINAL
Update

What HEATHER Treats

1 FDA approvals

Originally approved for its first indication in 2010 .

  • Other (1)
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Clinical Trial Registry

2 trials
Trial Sponsor ID Phase Status Title
NCT03106454 HS-09-00669 Ph 3 completed Ovulation Incidence in Oral Contraceptive Users
NCT02652650 CR108093 63623872FLZ1009, 2015-000639-34 Ph 1 completed A Study to Investigate the Effect of JNJ-63623872 at Steady-state on the Steady-state Pharmacokinetics of Ethinylestradiol and Norethindrone
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Key Completed Trials

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Trial Timeline

Full development history with FDA approval milestones

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Understanding FDA Approval Types
Count Type What it means
- ORIG Original approval - drug first enters market
- SUPPL - Efficacy New indication (new disease/condition approved)
- SUPPL - Labeling Label text changes (warnings, dosing updates)
- SUPPL - Manufacturing Production changes (new facility)
- SUPPL - Chemistry Formulation changes (new dosage strength)

Green lines in the timeline show ORIG and Efficacy approvals - the clinically meaningful milestones.

HEATHER FDA Label Details

Indications & Usage

1. Indications Progestin-only oral contraceptives are indicated for the prevention of pregnancy. 2. Efficacy If used perfectly, the first-year failure rate for progestin-only oral contraceptives is 0.5%. However, the typical failure rate is estimated to be closer to 5%, due to late or omitted pills. The following table lists the pregnancy rates for users of all major methods of contraception. Table 2. Percentage of Women Experiencing an Unintended Pregnancy During the First Year of Typical Use and the First Year of Perfect Use of Contraception and the Percentage Continuing Use at the End of th...

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Data Sources

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