levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol - Medication Listings

Levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets, USP and ferrous bisglycinate tablets provide an oral contraceptive regimen consisting of 21 orange active tablets and 7 blue inactive tablets. 21 orange active tablets each containing 0.10 mg of levonorgestrel, d(-)-13β-ethyl-17α-ethinyl-17β-hydroxygon-4-en-3-one, a totally synthetic progestogen, and 0.02 mg of ethinyl estradiol, 17α-ethinyl-1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3, 17β-diol, an estrogenic compound. 7 blue inactive tablets each containing 36.5 mg ferrous bisglycinate. The inactive ingredients present in orange active tablet are FD&C Yellow #5 Aluminum Lake, FD&C Yellow #6 Aluminum Lake, FD&C Red #40 Aluminum Lake, titanium dioxide, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, macrogol/polyethylene glycol 3350 NF, lecithin (soya), iron oxide black, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate and pregelatinized starch. Each inactive blue tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: ferrous bisglycinate, citric acid, glycine, maltodextrin , silica, microcrystalline cellulose NF, magnesium stearate NF, croscarmellose sodium NF, colloidal silicon dioxide NF, hypromellose type 2910, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 400, FD&C Red #40 Aluminum Lake, FD&C Yellow #6 Aluminum Lake and FD&C Blue #1 Aluminum Lake. Levonorgestrel has the empirical formula of C 21 H 28 O 2 and the molecular weight of 312.4, and ethinyl estradiol has the empirical formula of C 20 H 24 O 2 and the molecular weight of 296.4. The molecular structures are provided below: Molecular Structures

Levonorgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP are an extended-cycle combination oral contraceptive consisting of 84 light blue to blue active tablets each containing 0.15 mg of levonorgestrel, USP, a synthetic progestin and 0.03 mg of ethinyl estradiol, USP, an estrogen, and 7 white to off-white inert tablets (without hormones). The structural formulas for the active components are: Levonorgestrel, USP C 21 H 28 O 2 MW: 312.45 Levonorgestrel, USP is chemically 18,19-Dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-, (17α)-, (-)-. Ethinyl Estradiol, USP C 20 H 24 O 2 MW: 296.4 Ethinyl Estradiol, USP is 19-Norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol, (17α)-. • Each light blue to blue active tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose, anhydrous lactose, talc, magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide, triacetin, FD&C blue no. 1 aluminum lake, FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake, D&C yellow no. 10 aluminum lake. • Each white to off-white inert tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, anhydrous lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose, polacrilin potassium, magnesium stearate. levonorgestrel eestructure

Levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets USP are an extended-cycle combination oral contraceptive consisting of 84 pink, round, biconvex, film-coated, active tablets, each containing 0.15 mg of levonorgestrel USP, a synthetic progestin and 0.03 mg of ethinyl estradiol USP, an estrogen, and 7 white to off white, round, biconvex, inert tablets (without hormones). The structural formulas for the active components are: Levonorgestrel USP is chemically 18,19-Dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-, (17α)-, (-)-. Ethinyl Estradiol USP is 19-Norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol, (17α)-. Each pink active tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, FD & C Blue # 1, FD & C Red # 40, hypromellose, lactose anhydrous, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, povidone and titanium dioxide. Each white to off white inert tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose. image-2 image-3

Levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets USP, 0.15 mg/30 mcg are a combination oral contraceptives (COC) consisting of 21 white to off-white active tablets, each containing 0.15 mg of levonorgestrel, a synthetic progestin and 30 mcg of ethinyl estradiol, an estrogen, and 7 green inert tablets (without hormones). The structural formulas for the active components are: Levonorgestrel C 21 H 28 O 2 MW: 312.45 Levonorgestrel is chemically 18,19-Dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-,(17α)-(-)-. Ethinyl Estradiol C 20 H 24 O 2 MW: 296.40 Ethinyl Estradiol is 19-Nor-17α-pregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3, 17-diol. Each white to off-white active tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, and polacrilin potassium. Each green inert tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: FD&C Blue No. 1 aluminum lake, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, polacrilin potassium, and yellow oxide of iron. Structural formula - Levonorgestrel Structural formula - Ethinyl Estradiol

Twenty-eight (28) brownish peach to light brown tablets each containing 0.09 mg of levonorgestrel, USP (18, 19-Dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-, (17α)-(-) (-)-13-Ethyl –hydroxy-18, 19 dinor-17α-pregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, and 0.02 mg of ethinyl estradiol, USP, 19-Nor-17α-pregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol. The inactive ingredients present are lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, polacrilin potassium, talc, hypromellose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, iron oxide red and iron oxide yellow. image-01

Each active, white tablet (21) contains 0.1 mg of levonorgestrel, d(-)-13β- ethyl-17α-ethinyl-17β-hydroxygon-4-en-3-one, a totally synthetic progestogen, and 0.02 mg of ethinyl estradiol, 17α-ethinyl-1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3, 17β-diol. The inactive ingredients present are croscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose and povidone. Each inert, orange tablet (7) contains the following inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, FD&C Yellow #6, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, and microcrystalline cellulose. structure

Levonorgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets USP are a combination oral contraceptive (COC) consisting of 21 light-orange active tablets, each containing 0.15 mg of levonorgestrel, a synthetic progestin and 30 mcg of ethinyl estradiol, an estrogen, and 7 pink inert tablets (without hormones). The structural formulas for the active components are: Levonorgestrel is chemically 18, 19-Dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-,(17α)-(-)-. Ethinyl Estradiol is 19-nor-17α-pregna-1, 3, 5(10)-trien-20-yne-3, 17-diol. Each light-orange active tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, FD&C Yellow No. 6, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone K-30, polacrilin potassium and magnesium stearate. Each pink inert tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, FD&C Red no. 40 aluminum lake, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone K-30, croscarmellose sodium and magnesium stearate. Levonorgestrel Chemical Structure Ethinyl Estradiol Chemical Structure

Each active, light yellow tablet (21) contains 0.1 mg of levonorgestrel, d(-)-13-β-ethyl-17-α-ethinyl-17-β-hydroxygon-4-en-3-one, a totally synthetic progestogen, and 0.02 mg of ethinyl estradiol, 17-α-ethinyl-1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,17-β-diol. The inactive ingredients present are croscarmellose sodium, ferric oxide of iron (yellow), ferric oxide of iron (red), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone K-25, and sodium lauryl sulfate. Each inactive, brown tablet (7) contains the following inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, ferric oxide of iron (brown), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, and povidone K-25. Structure

Each active, white tablet (21) contains 0.1 mg of levonorgestrel, d(-)-13β-ethyl-17α-ethinyl-17β-hydroxygon-4-en-3-one, a totally synthetic progestogen, and 0.02 mg of ethinyl estradiol, 17α-ethinyl-1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,17β-diol. The inactive ingredients present are croscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, and povidone. Each inactive, peach tablet (7) contains the following inactive ingredients: FD&C Yellow #6, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, and pregelatinized starch (maize). C 21 H 28 O 2 M.W. 312.45 C 20 H 24 O 2 M.W. 296.4 Chemical Structure

Each levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets USP cycle of 28 tablets consists of three different drug phases as follows: Phase 1 comprised of 6 light blue tablets, each containing 0.05 mg of levonorgestrel (d(-)-13 beta-ethyl-17-alpha-ethinyl-17-beta-hydroxygon-4-en-3-one), a totally synthetic progestogen, and 0.03 mg of ethinyl estradiol (19-nor-17α-pregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3, 17-diol); phase 2 comprised of 5 white to off white tablets, each containing 0.075 mg levonorgestrel and 0.04 mg ethinyl estradiol; and phase 3 comprised of 10 pink tablets, each containing 0.125 mg levonorgestrel and 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol; then followed by 7 orange inert tablets. The inactive ingredients present in the light blue, white to off white and pink tablets are corn starch, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate and povidone. Each light blue tablet also contains FD & C Blue #1. Each pink tablet also contains FD & C Red #40. Each inactive orange tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, FD&C Yellow #6, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose. Molecular Structure