Microgestin Fe 1.5/30
Generic name:norethindrone acetate/ethinyl estradiol and ferrous fumarate
Dosage form: tablets
Drug classes:Contraceptives, Sex hormone combinations
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Dec 1, 2020.
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Patients should be counseled that this product does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular side effects from oral contraceptive use. This risk increases with age and with heavy smoking (15 or more cigarettes per day) and is quite marked in women over 35 years of age. Women who use oral contraceptives should be strongly advised not to smoke.
Microgestin Fe 1.5/30 Description
Microgestin 1.5/30 is a progestogen-estrogen combination.
Microgestin 1.5/30 provides a continuous dosage regimen consisting of 21 yellow oral contraceptive tablets.
Each yellow tablet contains norethindrone acetate (17 alpha-ethinyl-19-nortestosterone acetate), 1.5 mg; ethinyl estradiol (17 alpha-ethinyl-1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3, 17 beta-diol), 30mcg. Also contains polyvinyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, talc, macrogol/polyethylglycol 3350 NF, lecithin (soya), iron oxide yellow, FD&C Blue No.2 Aluminum Lake, D&C Yellow No.10 Aluminum Lake, FD&C Yellow No.6 Aluminum Lake, lactose, magnesium stearate and pregelatinized corn starch.
The structural formulas are as follows:
Microgestin Fe 1.5/30 - Clinical Pharmacology
Combination oral contraceptives act by suppression of gonadotropins. Although the primary mechanism of this action is inhibition of ovulation, other alterations include changes in the cervical mucus (which increase the difficulty of sperm entry into the uterus) and the endometrium (which reduce the likelihood of implantation).
