SPL Set ID: 6f9d30d9-5553-4cbd-a099-ff045bc85821
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Tri-Legest ® Fe (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets, USP and ferrous fumarate tablets [not USP]) is a graduated estrophasic combined oral contraceptive providing estrogen in a graduated sequence over a 21-day period with a constant dose of progestogen. Tri-Legest ® Fe provides for a continuous dosage regimen consisting of 21 oral contraceptive tablets and seven ferrous fumarate tablets. The ferrous fumarate tablets are present to facilitate ease of drug administration via a 28-day regimen, are non-hormonal, and do not serve any therapeutic purpose. Each light pink tablet contains 1 mg norethindrone acetate [(17α)-17-(acetyloxy)-19-norpregna-4-en-20-yn-3-one] and 20 mcg ethinyl estradiol [(17α)-19-norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol] Each light pink tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: calcium stearate, FD&C red no. 40 aluminum lake, lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized corn starch, and sodium starch glycolate. Each light yellow tablet contains 1 mg norethindrone acetate and 30 mcg ethinyl estradiol. Each light yellow tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: calcium stearate, D&C yellow no.10 aluminum lake, lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized corn starch, and sodium starch glycolate. Each light blue tablet contains 1 mg norethindrone acetate and 35 mcg ethinyl estradiol. Each light blue tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: calcium stearate, FD&C blue no. 2 aluminum lake, lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized corn starch, and sodium starch glycolate. Each brown tablet contains crospovidone, ferrous fumarate, hydrogenated vegetable oil, and microcrystalline cellulose. The structural formulas are as follows: Norethindrone Acetate Ethinyl Estradiol C 22 H 28 O 3 Molecular Weight: 340.46 C 20 H 24 O 2 Molecular Weight: 296.40 Each Tri-Legest ® Fe tablet dispenser contains five light pink tablets, seven light yellow tablets, nine light blue tablets, and seven brown tablets. These tablets are to be taken in the following order: one light pink tablet each day for five days, then one light yellow tablet each day for seven days, followed by one light blue tablet each day for nine days, and then one brown tablet each day for seven days. 1 2