Country: Australia
Language: English
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Levonorgestrel; Ethinyloestradiol
Bayer Australia Ltd
Medicine Registered
MICROGYNON ® 50 ED 1 MICROGYNON ® 50 ED (MY CRO GUY NON 50 EE DEE) Contraceptive tablets for women _ethinyloestradiol and levonorgestrel_ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about Microgynon 50 ED. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking Microgynon 50 ED against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS, OR ARE UNSURE ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST FOR MORE ADVICE. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT MICROGYNON 50 ED IS USED FOR Microgynon 50 ED is a combined oral contraceptive, commonly known as a ‘birth control pill’ or ‘the Pill’. Microgynon 50 ED is used to prevent pregnancy. You may also experience the following benefits: more regular, shorter and lighter periods a decrease in anaemia (iron deficiency) a decrease in period pain. Some medical conditions such as pelvic inflammatory disease, ovarian cysts, ectopic pregnancy, fibrocystic breast changes, acne and disorders of the uterus (womb) and ovaries may be less common in women taking the Pill. When taken correctly, it prevents you from becoming pregnant in several ways, including: inhibiting the egg release by stopping it maturing changing the cervical mucus consistency, making it more difficult for the sperm to reach the egg When the pill is taken by women under close observation in clinical trials, it is more than 99% effective in preventing pregnancy. However, in real life the Read the complete document
130227 Microgynon 50 ED PI 1 PRODUCT INFORMATION MICROGYNON ® 50 ED NAME OF THE MEDICINE Microgynon 50 ED is a combined oral contraceptive (COC) tablet containing the synthetic progestogen levonorgestrel and the synthetic oestrogen ethinyloestradiol. The chemical name for levonorgestrel is 13 -ethyl-17 -hydroxy-18, 19-dinor-17 -pregn- 4-en-20-yn-3-one and has the following structural formula: Chemical Formula: C 21 H 28 O 2 Molecular Weight: 312.45 CAS –797-63-7. The chemical name for ethinyloestradiol is 19-nor-17 -pregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3, 17 -diol and has the following structural formula: _ _ Chemical Formula: C 20 H 24 O 2 Molecular Weight: 296.41 CAS - 57-63-6 DESCRIPTION Levonorgestrel is a white or almost white, odourless or almost odourless, crystalline powder. Practically insoluble in water; slightly soluble in alcohol, in acetone, and in ether; soluble in chloroform; sparingly soluble in methylene chloride. 130227 Microgynon 50 ED PI 2 Ethinyloestradiol is a white to creamy white, odourless, crystalline powder. It is practically insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol, chloroform, ether, vegetable oils, and aqueous solutions of alkali hydroxides. Each ochre active tablet contains ethinyloestradiol 50 µg and levonorgestrel 125 µg and the excipients: calcium carbonate, glycerol, iron oxide yellow, lactose, macrogol 6000, magnesium stearate, glycol montanate, povidone, maize starch, sucrose, purified talc and titanium dioxide. Each white placebo tablet contains calcium carbonate, lactose, macrogol 6000, magnesium stearate, glycol montanate, povidone, maize starch, sucrose, purified talc. PHARMACOLOGY PHARMACODYNAMICS The contraceptive effect of COCs is based on the interaction of various factors. Read the complete document