And you’ll need nonhormonal backup birth control for the first 7 days after applying the new patch. Do not wear a Xulane patch for longer than 7 days, and do not wear more than one patch at a time.

A birth control patch is a thin, adhesive contraceptive designed to prevent pregnancy through hormone delivery into the bloodstream. It has various benefits like easy applicability and maintenance.

Viatris Announces Positive Results from Phase 3 Study of Investigational XULANE LO™ Low Dose Patch for Birth Control in Women of Childbearing Potential Provided by PR Newswire May 8, 2025, 10:45 ...

Marketed to be as effective as the pill, Ortho Evra is the first skin patch approved by the FDA for birth control. But several months after Jackson resident Rachel Cook started using the patch ...

PITTSBURGH, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Viatris Inc. (Nasdaq: VTRS), a global healthcare company, today announced positive results of its Phase 3 study (NCT05139121) evaluating the contraceptive ...