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FDA APPROVES IMPLANON (ETONOGESTREL IMPLANT) 68MG, THE FIRST AND ONLY SINGLE-ROD IMPLANTABLE CONTRACEPTIVE

July 18, 2006

Organon announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved IMPLANON (etonogestrel implant) 68mg, the first and only single-rod implantable contraceptive that is effective for up to three years. PRNewswire (http://www.drugnewswire.com/3509/)