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NEXTSTELLIS® (drospirenone [DRSP]/estetrol [E4])

Your patients care about the estrogen in their birth control. Now you can offer them NEXTSTELLIS—the first combined oral contraceptive in 60 years to contain a newly approved estrogen.1-3

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Estetrol is a native estrogen1

  • Estetrol circulates at high levels in the mother and fetus during human pregnancy4
  • It is produced from a plant source5
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Estetrol has intrinsic tissue-selective properties6

  • Estetrol is the first estrogen described as a NEST: a Native Estrogen with Selective actions in Tissues6
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NEXTSTELLIS prevents pregnancy and provides predictable bleeding patterns similar to a natural, predictable menstrual cycle1,7

  • 98% effective in preventing pregnancy with a 24/4 monophasic regimen1,7
  • Predictable bleeding profile7
    • Low rates of unscheduled bleeding even in cycle 1
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U.S. FDA APPROVES NEXTSTELLIS®, NEW ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE

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April 16, 2021

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Supporting your patients

Learn more about the NEXTSTELLIS Savings Program. Covered, eligible patients may pay as little as $0* for a 1-month or 3-month prescription fill. Consider reducing your patients’ visits to the pharmacy and write a 3-month prescription. Additional resources available to your patients include:

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*Depending on insurance coverage, eligible patients may pay as little as $0 for each of up to 12 one-month NEXTSTELLIS prescription fills OR each of up to 4 three-month NEXTSTELLIS prescription fills. Check with pharmacist for copay discount. Maximum savings limits apply; patient out-of-pocket expense will vary. Offer not valid for patients enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal or state healthcare programs. Please see Program Terms, Conditions, and Eligibility Criteria here.
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Program Terms, Conditions, and Eligibility Criteria

  1. This offer is valid only for eligible patients and is good for use only with a valid prescription for NEXTSTELLIS at the time the prescription is filled by the pharmacist and dispensed to the patient.
  2. Depending on your insurance coverage, most covered, insured, eligible patients will pay $0 for their prescription. Insured, eligible patients may incur out of pocket costs.
  3. This offer is not valid for use by patients enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal or state programs (including any state pharmaceutical assistance programs), or private indemnity or HMO Insurance plans that reimburse the patient for the entire cost of the prescription drugs. Patients may not use this offer if they are Medicare-eligible and enrolled in an employer-sponsored health plan or prescription drug benefit program for retirees.
  4. This card is valid for up to 12 prescription fills.
  5. All prescriptions must be filled before the program expires on 12/31/23.
  6. Mayne Pharma reserves the right to rescind, revoke, or amend this offer without notice.
  7. Offer good only in the USA at participating retail pharmacies.
  8. Void if prohibited by law, taxed, or restricted.
  9. This card is not transferable. Selling, purchasing, trading, or counterfeiting this card is prohibited by law.
  10. This card expires on December 31, 2023

    11. By redeeming this card, you acknowledge that you are acommercially insured, eligible patient and that you understand and agree to comply with the terms and conditions of this offer.

For questions about this program please call 347-442-7919.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR NEXTSTELLIS® (drospirenone and estetrol tablets 3 mg/14.2 mg)

HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESCRIBING INFORMATION

These highlights do not include all the information needed to use NEXTSTELLIS safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for NEXTSTELLIS.

NEXTSTELLIS (drospirenone and estetrol tablets), for oral use
Initial U.S. Approval: 2021

WARNING: CIGARETTE SMOKING AND SERIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS

See full prescribing information for complete boxed warning.

  • Females over 35 years old who smoke should not use NEXTSTELLIS

  • Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from combination oral contraceptive (COC) use.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR NEXTSTELLIS® (drospirenone and estetrol tablets 3 mg/14.2 mg)

HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESCRIBING INFORMATION

These highlights do not include all the information needed to use NEXTSTELLIS safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for NEXTSTELLIS.

NEXTSTELLIS (drospirenone and estetrol tablets), for oral use
Initial U.S. Approval: 2021

INDICATIONS AND USAGE

NEXTSTELLIS is a combination of drospirenone, a progestin, and estetrol, an estrogen, indicated for use by females of reproductive potential to prevent pregnancy.

Limitations of Use

NEXTSTELLIS may be less effective in females with a BMI ≥30 kg/m2. In females with BMI ≥30 kg/m2, decreasing effectiveness may be associated with increasing BMI.

WARNING: CIGARETTE SMOKING AND SERIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS

See full prescribing information for complete boxed warning.

  • Females over 35 years old who smoke should not use NEXTSTELLIS

  • Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from combination oral contraceptive (COC) use.

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION

  • Take one tablet by mouth at the same time every day.
  • Take tablets in the order directed on the blister pack.

DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS

NEXTSTELLIS consists of 28 tablets in the following order:

  • 24 pink active tablets each containing drospirenone 3 mg and estetrol 14.2 mg
  • 4 white inert tablets

CONTRAINDICATIONS

  • A high risk of arterial or venous thrombotic diseases
  • Current or history of a hormonally-sensitive malignancy (e.g., breast cancer)
  • Hepatic adenoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, acute hepatitis or decompensated cirrhosis
  • Co-administration with hepatitis C drug combinations containing ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir, with or without dasabuvir
  • Abnormal uterine bleeding that has an undiagnosed etiology
  • Renal impairment
  • Adrenal insufficiency

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

  • Thromboembolic Disorders and Other Vascular Problems: Stop NEXTSTELLIS if a thrombotic or thromboembolic event occurs. Start no earlier than 4 weeks after delivery. Consider all cardiovascular risk factors before initiating in any female, particularly in the presence of multiple risk factors.
  • Hyperkalemia: Check serum potassium concentration during the first NEXTSTELLIS treatment cycle in females on long-term treatment with medications that may increase serum potassium concentration.
  • Hypertension: Monitor blood pressure periodically and stop use if blood pressure rises significantly.
  • Migraine: Discontinue if new, recurrent, persistent, or severe migraines occur.
  • Hormonally-Sensitive Malignancy: Discontinue NEXTSTELLIS if a hormonally-sensitive malignancy is diagnosed.
  • Liver Disease: Withhold or permanently discontinue for persistent or significant elevation of liver enzymes.
  • Glucose Tolerance and Hypertriglyceridemia: Monitor glucose in females with prediabetes or diabetes. Consider an alternate contraceptive method for females with hypertriglyceridemia.
  • Gallbladder Disease and Cholestasis: Consider discontinuing NEXTSTELLIS in females with symptomatic gallbladder or cholestatic disease.
  • Bleeding Irregularities and Amenorrhea: May cause irregular bleeding or amenorrhea. Evaluate for other causes if symptoms persist.

ADVERSE REACTIONS

Most common adverse reactions (≥2%): bleeding irregularities, mood disturbance, headache, breast symptoms, dysmenorrhea, acne, weight increased, and libido decreased

DRUG INTERACTIONS

  • CYP3A Inducers: May lead to contraceptive failure and/or increase breakthrough bleeding. Avoid concomitant use. If concomitant use is unavoidable, use an alternative or back-up contraceptive method during co-administration and up to 28 days after discontinuation of the CYP3A inducer.
  • See full Prescribing Information for additional clinically significant drug interactions.

USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS

  • Pregnancy: Discontinue if pregnancy occurs.
  • Lactation: Advise postpartum females that NEXTSTELLIS can decrease milk production.

To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Mayne Pharma at 1-844-825-8500 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

See PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION and FDA-approved patient labeling.

BMI=body mass index; COC=combined oral contraceptive; EU=European Union; HDL=high-density lipoprotein; LDL=low-density lipoprotein; LNG=levonorgestrel.

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