SPL Set ID: 1f7a19f1-fd30-4bd2-aab6-926d911d2579
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Norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol tablets, USP (chewable) 0.4 mg/0.035 mg and ferrous fumarate tablets are combinational contraceptive containing the progestational compound norethindrone and the estrogenic compound ethinyl estradiol. The packaging includes 21 white to off white tablets composed of norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol followed by 7 brown ferrous fumarate (placebo) tablets. The chemical name for norethindrone is 17-hydroxy-19-nor-17α-pregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one and for ethinyl estradiol the chemical name is 19-nor-17α-pregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol. The structural formulas are: The active white to off white (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol tablets (chewable)) tablets contain 0.4 mg norethindrone and 0.035 mg ethinyl estradiol, and the following inactive ingredients: dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, maltodextrin, povidone, sodium starch glycolate, spearmint flavor and sucralose. The brown (ferrous fumarate tablets) tablets contain crospovidone, ferrous fumarate, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, and pregelatinized starch (maize). The ferrous fumarate tablets do not serve any therapeutic purpose. structure