DESCRIPTION
Triphasil: Each Triphasil cycle of 21
tablets consists of three different drug phases as follows:
Phase 1 comprised of 6 brown tablets, each containing
0.050 mg of levonorgestrel, a totally synethic progestogen,
and 0.030 mg of ethinyl estradiol; phase 2 comprised of
5 white tablets, each containing 0.075 mg levongestrel
and 0.040 mg ethinyl estradiol; phase 3 comprised of 10
light-yellow tablets, each containing 0.125 mg levongestrel
and 0.030 mg ethinyl estradiol. The inactive ingredients
present are calcium carbonate, glycerin, iron oxides,
lactose, magnesium stearate, methylparaben, polyethylene
glycol, povidone, propylparaben, sodium benzoate, starch,
sucrose, talc, and titanium dioxide.
Nordette: Each Nordette tablet contains
0.15 mg of levongestrel, a totally synthetic progestogen,
and 0.03 mg of ethinyl estradiol. The inactive ingredients
present are cellulose, FD&C yellow 6, lactose, magnesium
stearate, and polacrillin potassium. The tablets are round,
light orange and marked with "WYETH" and "75".
FDA Recommended Dosage Guidelines for Postcoital
Emergency Contraception
The FDA has declared oral contraceptives safe and effective
for emergency contraception. Vomiting, sometimes severe
enough to prevent the pills from working, and nausea are
potential side effects. The dosing regimens for ethinyl
estradiol/levonorgestrel can be taken within 72 hours
of unprotected intercourse with a follow-up dose of the
same number of pills 12 hours after the first dose:
Levlen: Four light orange tablets.
Nordette: Four light orange tablets.
Triphasil: Four yellow tablets.
Tri-Levlen: Four yellow tablets.
The Preven Emergency Contraceptive Kit is intended to
prevent pregnancy after known or suspected contraceptive
failure or unprotected intercourse. Emergency contraceptive
pills (like all oral contraceptives) do not protect against
infection with HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) and other
sexually transmitted diseases.
The Preven Emergency Contraceptive Kit consists of a
patient information book, a urine pregnancy test and 4
emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs).
The pills in the Preven Emergency Contraceptive Kit are
combination oral contraceptives (COCs) which are used
to provide postcoital emergency contraception.
Each blue film-coated pill contains 0.25 mg levonorgestrel
(18,19-Dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 13-Ethyl-17-hydroxy-,
(17a)-(-), a totally synthetic progestogen, and 0.05 mg
ethinyl estradiol (19-Nor-17a-pregna-1,3,5, (10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol).
The inactive ingredients present are polacrilin potassium,
lactose, magnesium stearate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose,
titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80
and FD&C blue no. 2 aluminum lake.
The Pregnancy Test uses monoclonal antibodies to detect
the presence of hCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) in
the urine. It is sensitive to 20 to 25 mIU/ml.
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