Mayne Pharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercialising novel and generic pharmaceuticals, offering patients better, safe, and more accessible medicines. Today, they announced that NEXTSTELLIS, a first-of-its-kind oral contraceptive with a novel estrogen is now available in Australia. NEXTSTELLIS was approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration in November 2021 and is the first and only contraceptive pill containing a new low impact estrogen (E4), which is derived from a plant source. Combined oral contraceptives continue to be the most common method of contraception in Australia with nearly 1 million women using them.
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