When is a Novelon Tablet used?

When is a Novelon Tablet used?

Novelon Tablet can be taken with or without food, but take it at the same time to get the most benefit. It should be taken as per your doctor’s advice. You will have to take the pill on day one of your menstrual cycle and continue taking it for a whole month. Once the pack gets over, start with a new one.

How do you use desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets USP?

You will take your first pill on the first day of your period or on the first Sunday after your period begins. You may need to use back-up birth control, such as condoms or a spermicide, when you first start using this medicine. Follow your doctor’s instructions. Take one pill every day, no more than 24 hours apart.

What are the side effects of desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets?

Common side effects of Desogen include:

• nausea (especially when you first start taking Desogen),
• vomiting,
• headache,
• stomach cramping,
• bloating,
• dizziness,
• vaginal discomfort/irritation/itching,
• increased vaginal fluids or discharge,

Can I get pregnant while taking Novelon?

About NOVELON TABLET 21S A woman can only get pregnant if a man sperm fertilizes her egg.

How soon can you get pregnant after stopping the pill?

You can get pregnant right away after stopping regular-dose or low-dose hormonal birth control. About half of women get pregnant in the first 3 months after stopping the Pill, and most women get pregnant within 12 months after stopping the Pill.

How many desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets are there?

Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets USP, 0.15 mg/0.03 mg provide an oral contraceptive regimen of 21 white round tablets each containing 0.15 mg desogestrel (13-ethyl-11-methylene-18,19-dinor-17 alpha-pregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol) and 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol (19-nor-17 alpha-pregna-1,3,5 (10)-trien-20-yne-3,17,diol).

How many mg of desogestrel is in a tablet?

DESOGEN® Tablets (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets USP) contains 21 round white tablets and 7 round green tablets in a blister card. Each white tablet (debossed with “T5R” on one side and “Organon” on the other side) contains 0.15 mg desogestrel and 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol.

What is the AUC for desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol?

In the third cycle of use after a single dose of Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets, maximum concentrations of ethinyl estradiol of 95 ± 34 pg/mL are reached at 1.5 ± 0.8 hours. The AUC 0 -∞ is 1,471 ± 268 pg/mL*hr after a single dose.

Which is more bioavailable desogestrel or etonogestrel?

Desogestrel is rapidly and almost completely absorbed and converted into etonogestrel, its biologically active metabolite. Following oral administration, the relative bioavailability of desogestrel compared to a solution, as measured by serum levels of etonogestrel, is approximately 100%.