Drug details
Jencycla (norethindrone tablets)
type of Contraceptives, Oral, Progestins
Jencycla (norethindrone tablet) is a progestin-only oral contraceptive used to prevent pregnancy. Jencycla is available as a generic.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- dizziness,
- weight gain,
- headache,
- itching
- fatigue,
- nervousness,
- rash, and
- abdominal pain,
- depression,
- hair loss,
- pain in extremities,
- hypersensitivity,
- acne,
- irregular menstrual periods,
- breast tenderness,
- excess unwanted hair growth,
- fluid retention (edema),
- breast pain,
- frequent and irregular bleeding,
- genital discharge,
- suppressed lactation,
- absence of menstruation,
- anaphylactic reaction,
- hepatitis,
The following drugs are related to Jencycla, either as a replacement or used together:
- Alesse (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol)
- Altavera (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
- Amethia (lvonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
- Annovera (segesterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol vaginal system)
- Aviane (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
- Cryselle (norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol)
- Deblitane (norethindrone tablets)
- Ortho-Cept (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
- Mircette (desogestrel, ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol)
- Yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol)
- Gianvi (drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol)
- Errin (norethindrone tablets usp)
- Natazia (estradiol valerate and estradiol valerate dienogest tablets)
- Nexplanon (etonogestrel implant)
- NuvaRing (etonogestrel, ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring)
- ParaGard (intrauterine copper contraceptive)
- Lutera (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol)
- Trivora-28 (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol)
- Levora (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
- Nordette-28 (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
- Orsythia (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
- Seasonique (levonorgestrel, ethinyl estradiol)
- Mirena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system)
- Skyla (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system)
- Liletta (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system)
- Ortho Evra (norelgestromin, ethinyl estradiol transdermal)
- Ortho Micronor (norethindrone)
- Ortho-Novum (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol)
- Ortho Tri-Cyclen / Ortho-Cyclen (norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol)
- Sprintec (norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
- Tri-Sprintec (norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol tablets-triphasic regimen)
- Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo (norgestimate, ethinyl estradiol)