Drug Facts
Composition & Profile
Identifiers & Packaging
HOW SUPPLIED/STORAGE AND HANDLING Altavera tablets (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol, 0.15 mg/30 mcg) are available in packages of 3 compact dispensers, each containing 28 tablets: 21 Active Tablets: Peach, round, unscored, debossed with SZon one side and J4on the other side. 7 Inert Tablets: White, round, unscored, debossed with SZon one side and J1on the other side. 3 individual blisters NDC 63629-2343-1 Store at 20º to 25°C (68° to 77º F) [See USP Controlled Room Temperature].; Levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol Tab, #28 Label
- HOW SUPPLIED/STORAGE AND HANDLING Altavera tablets (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol, 0.15 mg/30 mcg) are available in packages of 3 compact dispensers, each containing 28 tablets: 21 Active Tablets: Peach, round, unscored, debossed with SZon one side and J4on the other side. 7 Inert Tablets: White, round, unscored, debossed with SZon one side and J1on the other side. 3 individual blisters NDC 63629-2343-1 Store at 20º to 25°C (68° to 77º F) [See USP Controlled Room Temperature].
- Levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol Tab, #28 Label
Overview
Altavera (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets) is a combination oral contraceptive (COC) consisting of 21 peach active tablets, each containing 0.15 mg of levonorgestrel, a synthetic progestin and 30 mcg of ethinyl estradiol, an estrogen, and 7 white inert tablets (without hormones). The structural formulas for the active components are: Levonorgestrel C 21 H 28 O 2 MW: 312.4 Ethinyl Estradiol C 20 H 24 O 2 MW: 296.4 Ethinyl Estradiol is 19-nor-17α-pregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3, 17-diol. Each peach active tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: lactose anhydrous, iron oxide black, iron oxide red, iron oxide yellow, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol-part hydrolyzed, povidone, talc, titanium dioxide. Each white inert tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: lactose anhydrous, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol-part hydrolyzed, povidone, talc, titanium dioxide.
Indications & Usage
Altavera is indicated for use by females of reproductive potential to prevent pregnancy.
Dosage & Administration
Not available
Warnings & Precautions
No warnings available yet.
Boxed Warning
CIGARETTE SMOKING AND SERIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from combination oral contraceptive (COC) use. This risk increases with age, particularly in women over 35 years of age, and with the number of cigarettes smoked. For this reason, COCs, including Altavera, are contraindicated in women who are over 35 years of age and smoke [see CONTRAINDICATIONS and WARNINGS (1)].
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