Gildess 1/20
Generic name:norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol
Dosage form: tablet, film coated
Drug classes:Contraceptives, Sex hormone combinations
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Sep 21, 2021.
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NORETHINDRONE ACETATE (1 mg) AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL (0.02 mg) TABLETS, USP
(Each white tablet contains 1 mg norethindrone acetate and 0.02 mg ethinyl estradiol.)
Rx only
Patients should be counseled that this product does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Gildess 1/20 Description
Norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets, USP are progestogen-estrogen combinations.
Norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets, USP provide a continuous dosage regimen consisting of 21 oral contraceptive tablets.
Each white tablet contains norethindrone acetate (17 alpha-ethinyl-19-nortestosterone acetate), 1 mg; ethinyl estradiol (17 alpha-ethinyl-1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3, 17 beta-diol), 0.02 mg. Also contains compressible sugar, colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose 2910 6cP, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol 400, polyethylene glycol 8000, pregelatinized starch, sodium lauryl sulfate and Vitamin E.
The structural formulas are as follows:
Gildess 1/20 - 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 sper...
