Contraceptives

Here is a list of contraceptives that do not contain animal ingredients, however they will probably have been tested on animals. This by no means an exhaustive list - please do contact the manufacturer for details if the product you are interested in is not listed here.

Important note: Unless otherwise stated these products are not registered with The Vegan Society: the information was supplied by the manufacturers, who may change the ingredients without informing us. Do check first!

Vegan Society Registered Trademarked products:

·     NVS Ltd.: Condoms - All

Other products which the companies have informed us are animal-free (not registered with the Vegan Society):

Condoms

Latex condoms may contain the milk protein casein. Some also contain milk powder. However the following are free from animal ingredients:

·     Boots: Own brand: All

 ·    Condomi: All

·     Durex:  Non-latex condoms - Avanti, Real Feel, Fetherlite Ultra and Deluxe

·     Glyde Health:  Latex Condoms; Sheer Glyde Dams.

·     Lifestyles: All

·     Mates: All; Mates SKYN: All.

·     ONE: All except ONE Zero

·     Pasante:  All latex condoms.

·     Safex: All.

·     Sir Richard’s Condom Company: All.

·     Tesco: Sequre range: All.

Oral Contraceptives

·     Pfizer:  Femulen contains no animal-derived products.

Contraceptive Patches

·     Janssen-Cilag:Evra contraceptive patches contain no animal-derived products

Contraceptive Injection

·     Bayer: Noristerat contains no animal-derived products

·     Pfizer: Depo. Provera injection contains no animal-derived products.

Many contraceptives are manufactured by major pharmaceutical companies with dubious ethical records, so you may wish to contact the Ethical Consumer for further information on their ethical policies:

Tel: 0161 226 2929 http://www.ethicalconsumer.org

Updated 29/05/2012