Gildess 24 Fe
Generic name:norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol and ferrous fumarate
Dosage form: tablets
Drug class:Contraceptives
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Nov 22, 2021.
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Gildess 24 Fe Description
Gildess® 24 Fe (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets USP, 1 mg/0.02 mg and ferrous fumarate tablets USP) provides a dosage regimen consisting of 24 white progestogen-estrogen contraceptive tablets and 4 white-speckled brown ferrous fumarate (placebo) tablets.
Each white tablet contains 1 mg norethindrone acetate and 0.02 mg ethinyl estradiol. Each white tablet also contains the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, compressible sugar, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, pregelatinized starch, sodium lauryl sulfate, and Vitamin E.
Each white-speckled brown tablet contains ferrous fumarate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose and pregelatinized starch. The ferrous fumarate tablets do not serve any therapeutic purpose.
The structural formulas for the active hormones are:
Ethinyl Estradiol [19-Norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol, (17α)-]
Norethindrone Acetate [19-Norpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 17-(acetyloxy)-, (17α)-]
