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Chemical contraception: Which Medications Are Safest? (30 Drugs Compared)

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30 medications are used for Chemical contraception, with 358 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Chemical contraception are LEVONORGESTREL and ETONOGESTREL.

358
Total Reports
30
Drugs Used

All Medications for Chemical contraception Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
LEVONORGESTREL Mirena 202 142 6,322 0.1%
ETONOGESTREL Nexplanon 49 79 1,438 0.2%
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\LEVONORGESTREL - 22 104 1,046 2.3%
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\ETONOGESTREL - 16 130 3,386 1.1%
DESOGESTREL\ETHINYL ESTRADIOL - 11 160 562 9.9%
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\NORETHINDRONE - 10 85 418 1.9%
MEDROXYPROGESTERONE Provera 10 135 831 1.6%
DROSPIRENONE\ETHINYL ESTRADIOL - 9 212 2,702 3.3%

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Most Reported Drugs for Chemical contraception

#1 most reported
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