SPL Set ID: 6eb8f7b6-4b8e-4bad-800a-b2f3b36c3413
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Nexesta Fe is a 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 Nexesta Fe (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol tablets USP (chewable) 0.4 mg/0.035 mg and ferrous fumarate tablets (chewable)) tablets contain 0.4 mg norethindrone USP and 0.035 mg ethinyl estradiol USP and the following inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, colloidal silicon dioxide, dibasic calcium phosphate, dihydrate, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, nat spearmint, povidone, sodium starch glycolate, and sucralose. The brown tablets contain croscarmellose sodium, ferrous fumarate, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, nat spearmint, povidone, and sucralose. The ferrous fumarate tablets do not serve any therapeutic purpose. USP dissolution test is pending. Chemical Structure