FEMODENE ED

Country: South Africa

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Source: South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)

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FEMODENE ED
SCHEDULING STATUS:
S3
PROPRIETARY NAME
(and dosage form):
FEMODENE ED
TABLETS
COMPOSITION
The 28-day pack (Every-Day pack) contains 21 hormonal tablets each with 
GESTODENE 
(17alpha-ethinyl-13-ethyl-
17beta-hydroxy-4,15-gonadiene-3-one) 0,075 mg and 
ETHINYLESTRADIOL 
(17alpha-ethinyl-estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-
3,17beta-diol) 0,03 mg, plus 7 inactive tablets.
PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
A. 21.8.2 Progesterones with estrogens.
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
PHARMACODYNAMICS
Femodene ED is a low-dose monophasic oral contraceptive with estrogenic and progestogenic peripheral effects.
The contraceptive effect of Femodene ED is based on the interaction of various factors, the most important of which
are seen as the inhibition of ovulation and the changes in the cervical secretion.
PHARMACOKINETICS
•        Gestodene
Absorption
Orally administered gestodene is rapidly and completely absorbed. Peak serum concentrations of 4 ng/mL are reached
at about 1 hour after single ingestion. Bioavailability is about 99%.
Distribution
Gestodene is bound to serum albumin and to sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG). Only 1 to 2% of the total serum
drug concentration is present as free steroid, 50 to 70% is specifically bound to SHBG. The ethinylestradiol-induced
increase in SHBG influences the distribution over the serum proteins, causing an increase of the SHBG-bound fraction
and a decrease of the albumin-bound fractio
                                
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