Ratings, Reviews Summary for LOESTRIN FE 1/20 (APIL)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of LOESTRIN FE 1/20: 2.4 (not satisfied)

(based on 1356 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for LOESTRIN FE 1/20
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 63 2.9
Age 18 to 24 448 2.47
Age 25 to 34 515 2.47
Age 35 to 44 237 2.11
Age 45 to 54 75 2.48
Age 55 to 64 1 5
Age 65 to 74
Age 75 and up

Ratings by Sex for LOESTRIN FE 1/20
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 19 2.68
Female 1318 2.4
Not Specified 19 2.78

Why LOESTRIN FE 1/20* (Ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone acetate ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of LOESTRIN FE 1/20: somewhat satisfied (average rating score: 2.51)

(based on 2475 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** LOESTRIN FE 1/20
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Contraception*781
2Menorrhagia*22
3Endometriosis22
4Acne12
5Menstruation irregular*10
6Dysmenorrhoea8
7Ovarian cyst*7
8Menopause*6
9Menopausal symptoms*4
10Premenstrual syndrome4

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of LOESTRIN FE 1/20 **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Weight increased633
2Depression*631
3Mood swings512
4Mood altered488
5Headache*458
6Acne399
7Nausea*385
8Haemorrhage379
9Anxiety*360
10Muscle spasms346
11Menstruation irregular340
12Crying318
13Somnolence300
14Abdominal distension295
15Breast tenderness286
16Fatigue*282
17Loss of libido281
18Irritability193
19Emotional distress176
20Anger162

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone acetate (Jevantique, Norlestrin 21 1/50, Norlestrin 21 2.5/50, Norlestrin 28 1/50, Tri-legest 21, Gildess 1.5/30, Microgestin fe 1/20, Gildess 1/20, Jinteli, Loestrin fe 1.5/30, Larin 24 fe, Gildess 24 fe, Tri-legest fe, Gildess fe 1/20, Loestrin 24 fe, Microgestin, Loestrin 21 1.5/30, Larin 1/20, Larin fe 1.5/30, Junel fe 1.5/30, Estrostep fe, Microgestin 1.5/30, Larin 1.5/30, Estrostep 21, Loestrin fe 1/20, Junel 1/20, Junel fe 1/20, Loestrin 1/20, Gildess fe 1.5/30, Larin fe 1/20, Minastrin 24 fe, Femhrt, Junel 1.5/30, Microgestin 1/20, Lo loestrin fe, Loestrin 21 1/20, Lo minastrin fe, Loestrin 1.5/30)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com