kariva - Medication Listings

Kariva ® (desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol tablets USP) provides an oral contraceptive regimen of 21 white, round tablets each containing 0.15 mg desogestrel (13-ethyl-11-methylene-18,19-dinor-17 alpha-pregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol), 0.02 mg ethinyl estradiol, USP (19-nor-17 alpha-pregna-1,3,5 (10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol), and inactive ingredients which include colloidal silicon dioxide, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, polyethylene glycol, povidone, pregelatinized corn starch, stearic acid, and vitamin E, followed by 2 inert light-green, round tablets with the following inactive ingredients: FD&C blue no. 1 aluminum lake, FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake, D&C yellow no. 10 aluminum lake, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose and pregelatinized corn starch. Kariva ® also contains 5 light-blue, round tablets containing 0.01 mg ethinyl estradiol, USP (19-nor-17 alpha-pregna-1,3,5 (10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol) and inactive ingredients which include colloidal silicon dioxide, FD&C blue no. 1 aluminum lake, FD&C blue no. 2 aluminum lake, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, polydextrose, polyethylene glycol, povidone, pregelatinized corn starch, stearic acid, titanium dioxide, triacetin and vitamin E. The structural formulas are as follows: DESOGESTREL C 22 H 30 O M.W. 310.48 ETHINYL ESTRADIOL, USP C 20 H 24 O 2 M.W. 296.40 The 21 white tablets meet USP Dissolution Test 2. 1 Ethinyl Estradiol, USP