Alyacen 7/7/7
Generic name:norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol
Dosage form: tablets
Drug classes:Contraceptives, Sex hormone combinations
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Aug 23, 2021.
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WARNING: CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSOCIATED WITH SMOKING Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from combination oral contraceptive use. This risk increases with age, particularly in women over 35 years of age, and with the number of cigarettes smoked. For this reason, combination oral contraceptives, including ALYACEN 7/7/7 and ALYACEN 1/35, should not be used by women who are over 35 years of age and smoke. |
Patients should be counseled that this product does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases.
COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
Each of the following products is a combined oral contraceptive containing the progestational compound norethindrone and the estrogenic compound ethinyl estradiol.
ALYACEN 7/7/7 Tablets:
Each white to off-white tablet contains 0.5 mg of norethindrone, USP and 0.035 mg of ethinyl estradiol, USP. Inactive ingredients include colloidal silicon dioxide, anhydrous lactose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, pregelatinized starch and talc. Each light peach tablet contains 0.75 mg of norethindrone, USP and 0.035 mg of ethinyl estradiol, USP. Inactive ingredients include colloidal silicon dioxide, FD&C Yellow No. 6, anhydrous lactose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, pregelatinized starch and talc. Each peach tablet contains 1 mg of norethindrone, USP and 0.035 mg of ethinyl estradiol, USP. Inactive ingredients include colloidal silicon dioxide, FD&C Yellow No. 6, anhydrous lactose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, pregelatinized starch and talc. Each light green tablet contains only inert ingredients, as follows: D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 2, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized starch and talc.
ALYACEN 1/35 Tablets:
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