It comes as a tablet to take by mouth, as directed by your physician.
* Get in the habit of taking your tablet at the same time every day (e.g., after dinner or at bedtime). This routine may help you remember to take your tablet regularly and prevent pregnancy.
* Follow the instructions that come with the tablets concerning when to take your first tablet (on the first or fifth day of your menstrual periods or on the first Sunday after or on which bleeding begins).
* If you have tablets of more than one color, be sure to take them in the proper sequence. Different colored tablets contain different ingredient and are not interchangeable.
* In the 28-tablet packet, the last seven tablets are a different color. These tablets are not birth-controls pills; they contain either iron (ferrous fumarate) or an inactive ingredient.
* If you have a 21-tablet packet, take one tablet daily for 21 days and then none for seven days. Then start a new packet.
* If you have a 28-tablet packet, take one tablet daily for 28 days. Start your next packet on the next day. You should take one tablet daily continuously, starting a new packet the day after taking your 28th tablet.
Alesse, Apri, Aviane, Brevicon, Cryselle, Cyclessa, Demulen, Desogen, Enpresse, Estrostep, Femcon, Kariva, Lessina, Levlen, Levlite, Levora, Lo/Ovral, Loestrin, LoSeasonique, Low-Ogestrel, Lybrel, Microgestin, Mircette, Modicon, MonoNessa, Necon, Nelova, Nordette, Norinyl, Nortrel, NuvaRing, Ogestrel, Ortho Evra, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Ortho-Cept, Ortho-Cyclen, Ortho-Novum, Ovcon, Ovral, Portia, Seasonale, Seasonique, Sprintec, Tri-Levlen, Tri-Norinyl, Triphasil, Tri-Spintec, Trivora, Yasmin, Yaz, Zovia
Dosage & When it is to be taken
* Birth-control pills come in the form of packets of 21 or 28 tablets. They are taken orally once a day.* Get in the habit of taking your tablet at the same time every day (e.g., after dinner or at bedtime). This routine may help you remember to take your tablet regularly and prevent pregnancy.
* Follow the instructions that come with the tablets concerning when to take your first tablet (on the first or fifth day of your menstrual periods or on the first Sunday after or on which bleeding begins).
* If you have tablets of more than one color, be sure to take them in the proper sequence. Different colored tablets contain different ingredient and are not interchangeable.
* In the 28-tablet packet, the last seven tablets are a different color. These tablets are not birth-controls pills; they contain either iron (ferrous fumarate) or an inactive ingredient.
* If you have a 21-tablet packet, take one tablet daily for 21 days and then none for seven days. Then start a new packet.
* If you have a 28-tablet packet, take one tablet daily for 28 days. Start your next packet on the next day. You should take one tablet daily continuously, starting a new packet the day after taking your 28th tablet.
When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)
Contraindicated in patients with suspected pregnancy, abnormal genital bleeding, migraine, liver disease, breastfeeding, bleeding disorder, high blood pressure, breast cancer, and hypersensitivity.Drug Name : Estrogen and Progestin - Oral Contraceptives
This combination medication contains two female sex hormones.Trade Names/Brand Names of Estrogen and Progestin - Oral Contraceptives
International :
Alesse, Apri, Aviane, Brevicon, Cryselle, Cyclessa, Demulen, Desogen, Enpresse, Estrostep, Femcon, Kariva, Lessina, Levlen, Levlite, Levora, Lo/Ovral, Loestrin, LoSeasonique, Low-Ogestrel, Lybrel, Microgestin, Mircette, Modicon, MonoNessa, Necon, Nelova, Nordette, Norinyl, Nortrel, NuvaRing, Ogestrel, Ortho Evra, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Ortho-Cept, Ortho-Cyclen, Ortho-Novum, Ovcon, Ovral, Portia, Seasonale, Seasonique, Sprintec, Tri-Levlen, Tri-Norinyl, Triphasil, Tri-Spintec, Trivora, Yasmin, Yaz, Zovia
