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Oral contraceptives

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Includes:
<ul><li>Correspondence</li>
<li>Femodene product profile, data sheet and booklet</li>
<li>Neocon data sheet</li>
<li>FDA Guideline for the Professional Labeling of Oral Contraceptive Drug Products</li>
<li>"Combined Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives: A Review", a PIACT [Program for the Introduction and Adaptation of Contraceptive Technology] booklet</li>
<li>IPPF press release</li>
<li>Extracts from journals/newspapers etc.</li>
<li>Joint FPA/NAFPD statement on Australian research on oral contraception</li>
<li>FPA/NAFPD meeting notes (missed pills)</li>
<li>"The Pill 30 Years On: A New Perspective" by Malcolm Potts, Family Health International</li>
<li>"Oral Contraceptives and Life Expectancy", Family Health International</li>
<li>Leaflets ("What you need to know now you're starting the Pill", "Oral Contraceptive Prescriber's Guide", "You and the Pill", "The Pill", "Everything you should know about the Pill", "Oral Contraceptives: their mode of action and their effect on the normal menstrual cycle</li></ul>

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Oral contraceptives

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