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What is Ocella?

Ocella™ is a brand name for the combination of ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone, a contraceptive agent used to prevent pregnancy; to treat premenstrual dysphoric disorder and to treat acne. Off label it is used to treat dysfunctional uterine bleeding and pain associated with endometriosis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Birth control 6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
Back pain 1 0
Other 1 1 Efficacy_major
Premenstrual syndrome/dysphoric disorder 1 0
Joint pain 1 0

See all 6 patients currently taking Ocella

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 2
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Ocella

Hot flashes 1

Reported Dosages

  1 daily 1 mEq/L daily 1 other daily 3 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ocella (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 33%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 33%
Other 1   Other: 33%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Ocella

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ocella

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Ocella

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ocella

Always
 3 75%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 25%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ocella

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 25%
A little
 1 25%
Not at all
 2 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ocella

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 100%

Report created on May 28, 2012.