GYNETICS LAUNCHES PREVEN EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE KIT IN CANADA.Gynetics, Incorporated's PREVEN Emergency Contraceptive Kit has been launched in Canada by its strategic partner for marketing in Canada, Roberts Pharmaceutical Corporation. The PREVEN Emergency Contraceptive Kit is the first Canadian and U.S. product for emergency contraception. PREVEN was approved by the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. in the U.S. on September 1, 1998 and by Health Canada, the Canadian regulatory agency, on March 16, 1999. PREVEN offers Canadian women a choice already available in the United States. Available by prescription only, PREVEN can prevent pregnancy when taken as directed as soon as possible within 72 hours after a known or suspected birth control failure or after sex without birth control. The pills in the PREVEN Emergency Contraceptive Kit work the same way birth control pills do, preventing a pregnancy from occurring by utilizing special doses of regular birth control pills. "Having PREVEN available for Canadian women is a major step forward in women's healthcare, allowing them further control of their lives," noted Roderick Mackenzie, Gynetics chairman and founder. "The alliance forged with Roberts Pharmaceutical demonstrates Gynetics dedication to advancing women's healthcare on a global scale." After the approval of PREVEN in Canada, Gynetics, Inc. formed a strategic alliance with Roberts Pharmaceutical Corporation, giving Roberts exclusive marketing rights to PREVEN in Canada for a period of six years. Roberts will support the Canadian launch with print advertisements to the medical trade, direct mail and sales representative detailing. The initial feedback by Canadian pharmacists and physicians on PREVEN has been positive, and already almost 2,000 retail pharmacies in Canada are stocking or have ordered PREVEN. The pills in the PREVEN Emergency Contraceptive Kit work to prevent pregnancy and should not be confused with RU-486, the European "abortion pill," which interrupts an existing pregnancy. Gynetics, Inc. is a privately held women's healthcare company based in Belle Mead, New Jersey Belle Mead is an unincorporated community located within Hillsborough Township and Montgomery Township, Somerset County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Up until about 1875, Belle Mead, then named Plainville, was part of Harlingen. . Gynetics was founded in 1995 to develop and market pharmaceutical products and medical devices to advance the healthcare of women, particularly in the areas of reproductive medicine and contraception. Gynetics also markets the GynoSampler Endometrial endometrial /en·do·me·tri·al/ (en?do-me´tre-il) pertaining to the endometrium. endometrial, n relating to the end-ometrium or cavity of the uterus. Curette cu·rette or cu·ret n. A surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or spoon, used to remove tissue or growths from a body cavity. v. To scrape tissue or a body part with a curette. , an endometrial sampling device used by physicians. Roberts Pharmaceutical Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :RPC), with operating subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, focuses on value-added specialty pharmaceuticals in a variety of therapeutic categories. Roberts Pharmaceutical Canada has a strong presence in women's healthcare, with currently marketed products including: ESTRACE, an estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy Hormone Replacement Therapy Definition Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the use of synthetic or natural female hormones to make up for the decline or lack of natural hormones produced in a woman's body. , REPLENS, a vaginal moisturizer, and ADVANTAGE 24, a nonoxynol-9 spermicidal sper·mi·cide n. An agent that kills spermatozoa, especially one used as a contraceptive. Also called spermatocide. sper gel. PREVEN should not be used in place of regular contraception since it is not as effective as regular contraception. Only 1.9% of women became pregnant with this method compared to 7.2% with no contraception. The most common side effects are nausea and vomiting Nausea and Vomiting Definition Nausea is the sensation of being about to vomit. Vomiting, or emesis, is the expelling of undigested food through the mouth. , but patients can experience irregular bleeding, breast tenderness, headache, abdominal pain/cramps, and dizziness. More serious side effects, such as blood clots, stroke, and heart attacks can occur. Emergency contraceptive pills do not protect against infection with HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and other sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted diseases Infections that are acquired and transmitted by sexual contact. Although virtually any infection may be transmitted during intimate contact, the term sexually transmitted disease is restricted to conditions that are largely . For more information, call 908/359-2429 |
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