Annovera Ring and Metvixia

• Generic Name: ethinyl estradiol / segesterone
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Annovera

Annovera Vaginal Rings are made of silicone and contains two female hormones that are slowly released into your vagina and then enter your blood. The vaginal ring contains a combination of segesterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol.

Annovera is used by females as contraception to prevent pregnancy.

One Annovera vaginal ring may be reused for up to 1 year.

• Generic Name: methyl aminolevulinate topical
• Dosage Forms: cream
• Other Brand Names: Metvixia

Metvixia cream (methyl aminolevulinate) makes your skin more sensitive to light. It works by causing a reaction with light that can destroy certain types of diseased skin cells.

Metvixia cream is used in combination with red light therapy to treat to treat skin growths on the face and scalp called actinic keratosis of the face and scalp.

Metvixia cream is only used for actinic keratosis skin growths that are thin and not dark colored. Actinic keratosis skin growths are not cancer and are caused partly by too much sun exposure.