Advice
following an abbreviated submission:
etonogestrel 68mg implant (Nexplanon) is accepted for use in NHSScotland.
Indication under review: contraception.
In patients for whom a long-acting etonogestrel implant is an appropriate choice of contraception.
This formulation of etonogestrel implant is X-ray opaque, allowing verification of presence and location of implant.
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Medicine details
- Medicine name:
- etonogestrel (Nexplanon)
- SMC ID:
- 655/10
- Indication:
- contraception.
- Pharmaceutical company
- MSD
- BNF chapter
- Obstetrics, gynaecology, and urinary-tract disorders
- Submission type
- Abbreviated
- Status
- Accepted
- Date advice published
- 13 December 2010