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Annovera
segesterone acetate/ ethinyl estradiol vaginal
Black Box Warnings .
Smoking and Cardiovascular Events
cigarette smoking incr. risk of serious cardiovascular events from combined hormonal contraceptive use; incr. risk w/ age (particularly for women >35 yo) and w/ number of cigarettes smoked; contraindicated in smokers >35 yo
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: RING: 0.15 mg/0.013 mg per day
contraception
- [1 ring PV x3wk, off x1wk]
renal dosing
- [see below]
- renal dz: not defined, caution advised
- HD/PD: avoid use
hepatic dosing
- [see below]
- active hepatic dz: contraindicated
Peds Dosing .
- Dosage forms: RING: 0.15 mg/0.013 mg per day
contraception
- [postmenarchal females]
- Dose: 1 ring PV x3wk, off x1wk
renal dosing
- [see below]
- renal dz: not defined, caution advised
- HD/PD: avoid use
hepatic dosing
- [see below]
- active hepatic dz: contraindicated
Contraindications / Cautions .
- hypersensitivity to drug or ingredient
- pregnancy
- <4wk postpartum (except breastfeeding pts)
- <6wk postpartum (breastfeeding pts)
- cancer, estrogen-dependent
- cancer, progestin-dependent
- cancer hx, estrogen-dependent
- cancer hx, progestin-dependent
- breast CA
- hepatic tumor, benign
- hepatic tumor, malignant
- hepatic dz, active
- nephrotic syndrome
- hemodialysis
- peritoneal dialysis
- thrombophlebitis
- thrombophlebitis hx
- thromboembolism
- thromboembolism hx
- major surgery w/ prolonged immobilization
- smokers >35 yo
- heavy smokers
- valvular heart dz, thrombogenic
- rhythm heart dz, thrombogenic
- CAD
- cerebrovascular dz
- thrombophilia, acquired
- thrombophilia, hereditary
- SBP >160 or DBP >100, persistent
- HTN w/ vascular dz
- diabetes mellitus (pts >35 yo)
- diabetes mellitus >20y hx
- diabetes mellitus w/ vascular dz
- diabetes mellitus w/ HTN
- diabetes mellitus w/ retinopathy
- diabetes mellitus w/ nephropathy
- diabetes mellitus w/ neuropathy
- migraine w/ aura
- vaginal bleeding, undiagnosed
- oil-based vaginal product use, concurrent
- silicone-based vaginal product use, concurrent
- caution: hepatic impairment
- caution: cholestatic jaundice hx, oral contraceptive-associated
- caution: cholestatic jaundice hx, pregnancy-associated
- caution: renal dz
- caution: HTN
- caution: breast CA hx
- caution: hyperlipidemia
- caution: hyperlipidemia family hx
- caution: diabetes mellitus
- caution: inflammatory bowel dz
- caution: gallbladder dz
- caution: thyroid disorder
- caution: depression hx
- caution: obesity
- caution: angioedema, hereditary
- caution: chloasma hx
Drug Interactions .
Overview
ethinyl estradiol (contraceptive)
estrogen
- CYP1A2 substrate
- CYP2C8 substrate
- CYP2C9 substrate
- CYP2C19 substrate
- CYP3A4 substrate
- SULT1E1 substrate
- UGT1A1 substrate
- P-gp substrate
- CYP1A2 inhibitor, moderate
- CYP2C19 inhibitor, weak
- CYP2D6 inhibitor, weak
- CYP3A4 inhibitor, weak
- CYP2A6 inducer, minor
- CYP2C8 inducer, weak
- UGT1A4 inducer
- affected by altered gastrointestinal motility
- binds to anion exchange resin/polymer
- binds to encapsulating agent
- binds to polyvalent cations
- estrogen
- hyperglycemic effects
- hypertensive effects
- interferes w/ ACTH analog test
- thrombogenic effects
- thyroid hormone synthesis/metabolism effects
segesterone (contraceptive)
progestin
- CYP3A4 substrate
- binds to encapsulating agent
- hyperglycemic effects
- progesterone agonist
- thrombogenic effects
- avoid concurrent use of oil/silicone-based vaginal products, may consider water-based vaginal products; combo may incr. ethinyl estradiol and segesterone exposure, risk of adverse effects; may alter vaginal ring performance, decr. long-term efficacy
Contraindicated
- cisapride
- fezolinetant
- thioridazine
- tranexamic acid
Avoid/Use Alternative
- albendazole
- alosetron
- alprazolam
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- thyroid
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- valoctocogene roxaparvovec
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- vandetanib
- vardenafil
- varicella zoster immune globulin
- vasopressin
- venetoclax
- venlafaxine
- verapamil
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- viloxazine
- vincristine
- vinorelbine
- voclosporin
- von Willebrand factor
- voriconazole
- vorinostat
- warfarin
- yohimbe
- ziv-aflibercept
- zolmitriptan
Caution Advised
- cariprazine
- carisoprodol
- clopidogrel
- cobimetinib
- cyclophosphamide
- dantrolene
- daridorexant
- duloxetine
- elacestrant
- fulvestrant
- melatonin
- palovarotene
- perphenazine
- proguanil
- ramelteon
- riluzole
- roflumilast
- roflumilast topical
- selegiline
- sirolimus topical
- triazolam
- trifluoperazine
- trimipramine
- ursodiol
Adverse Reactions .
Serious Reactions
- thrombosis
- thromboembolism
- MI
- stroke
- cerebral hemorrhage
- HTN
- hypersensitivity rxn
- hepatic adenoma
- cholestasis
- gallbladder dz
- pancreatitis
- depression
- toxic shock syndrome
- breast CA risk (current, recent, or long-term use)
- cervical CA risk
Common Reactions
- headache
- nausea
- vomiting
- candidiasis, vulvovaginal
- abdominal distension
- abdominal pain
- bleeding irregularities
- vaginal discharge
- UTI
- breast tenderness
- diarrhea
- pruritus
- chloasma
- BP elevated
- glucose intolerance
- cholesterol incr.
Safety/Monitoring .
Monitoring Parameters
glucose if pre-diabetes/diabetes; lipid panel if hyperlipidemia; BP if HTN, HTN-related dz, or renal dz
Pregnancy/Lactation .
Pregnancy
Clinical Summary
contraindicated during pregnancy as indication is contraception; no known risk of teratogenicity when inadvertently used during early pregnancy based on limited human data
Lactation
Clinical Summary
avoid use while breastfeeding if <6wk postpartum, use non-hormonal or progestin-only alternative; weigh risk/benefit while breastfeeding if >6wk postpartum; no human data available to assess risk of infant harm; possible risk of infant gynecomastia based on limited human data w/ higher estrogen doses and drug properties; decr. milk production, esp. during early postpartum, based on limited human data w/ estrogens and progestins and drug's mechanism of action
Pharmacology .
Metabolism: for segesterone: liver; CYP450: 3A4 substrate; for ethinyl estradiol: GI tract, liver; CYP450: 3A4 substrate
Excretion: for segesterone: unknown; Half-life: 4.5h; for ethinyl estradiol: urine, bile, feces; Half-life: 15.1h
Subclass: Contraceptives, Intrauterine/Vaginal
Mechanism of Action
suppresses LH and FSH, inhibiting ovulation; alters cervical mucus and endometrium
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