Lomedia 24 Fe
Generic name:norethindrone acetate, ethinyl estradiol, and ferrous fumarate
Dosage form: tablets
Drug class:Contraceptives
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Aug 23, 2021.
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Lomedia® 24 Fe
(Norethindrone Acetate and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets USP, 1 mg/20 mcg
and Ferrous Fumarate Tablets*, 75 mg)
Rx only
*Ferrous fumarate tablets are not USP for dissolution and assay.
Patients should be counseled that this product does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Lomedia 24 Fe Description
Lomedia® 24 Fe provides a dosage regimen consisting of 24 white progestogen-estrogen contraceptive tablets and 4 brown ferrous fumarate (placebo) tablets.
Each white tablet contains 1 mg norethindrone acetate and 20 mcg ethinyl estradiol.
Each white tablet also contains the following inactive ingredients: povidone, anhydrous lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, polacrilin potassium and magnesium stearate.
Each brown tablet contains ferrous fumarate, pregelatinized starch, anhydrous lactose, crospovidone, magnesium stearate. The ferrous fumarate tablets do not serve any therapeutic purpose.
Ethinyl Estradiol has a molecular weight of 296.40 and a molecular formula of C20H24O2. Norethindrone Acetate has a molecular weight of 340.46 and a molecular formula of C22H28O3.
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)-]
