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Enovid

American  
[en-ov-id] / ɛnˈɒv ɪd /
Trademark.
  1. a brand name for a hormonal compound used in medicine in varying doses for ovulation control, adjustment of the menses, severe uterine bleeding, or threatened habitual abortion.


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It is the primary ingredient in the spray known as Enovid, which retails for about $90 for one spray bottle.

From Slate Dec. 21, 2023

Within four years, more than four million women had used what was then marketed under the name Enovid.

From Washington Post May 9, 2017

As early as 1962, the manufacturer of one pill, Enovid, received reports of 132 cases of blood clots, and 11 of those resulted in death.

From US News Jun. 5, 2015

Food and Drug Administration — Enovid, in 1960 — was developed not by Djerassi but by a competitor, Frank Colton at G.D.

From Chicago Tribune Jan. 31, 2015

Searle & Co. applied to the FDA for approval of the Pill, which would be marketed as Enovid.

From Time Apr. 22, 2010

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