US FDA approves Teva's oral contraceptive Quartette

2 April 2013

There was good news for Israeli drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE: TEVA) when the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Quartette (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol) tablets for the prevention of pregnancy.

Quartette represents the next generation of extended regimen oral contraceptives to be approved by the FDA, and was designed to minimize breakthrough bleeding (BTB) between scheduled periods.

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