Health.am| Table 33-1. Oral contraceptive agents in use. The estrogen-containing compounds are arranged in order of increasing content of estrogen (ethinyl estradiol and mestranol have similar potencies). | |||
| Estrogen (mg) | Progestin (mg) | ||
| Combination tablets | |||
| Loestrin 1/20 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.02 | Norethindrone acetate | 1 |
| Loestrin 1.5/30 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.03 | Norethindrone acetate | 1.5 |
| Ovcon-35 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 | Norethindrone | 0.4 |
| Brevicon | Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 | Norethindrone | 0.5 |
| Modicon | |||
| Nordette | Ethinyl estradiol 0.03 | L-Norgestrel | 0.15 |
| Ortho-Cept, Desogen | Ethinyl estradiol 0.30 | Desogestrel | 0.15 |
| Ortho-Cyclen | Ethinyl estradiol 0.35 | Norgestimate | 0.25 |
| Lo/Ovral | Ethinyl estradiol 0.03 | DL-Norgestrel | 0.3 |
| Ovral | Ethinyl estradiol 0.05 | DL-Norgestrel | 0.5 |
| Demulen 1/50 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.05 | Ethynodiol diacetate | 1 |
| Demulen 1/35 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.35 | Ethynodiol diacetate | 1 |
| Ovcon 50 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.05 | Norethindrone | 1 |
| Ovcon 35 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.35 | Norethindrone | 0.4 |
| Norinyl 1/50 | Mestranol 0.05 | Norethindrone | 1 |
| Norinyl 1/35 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.35 | Norethindrone | 1 |
| Ortho-Novum 1/50 | |||
| Ortho-Novum 1/35 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.35 | Norethindrone | 0.4 |
| Alesse | Ethinyl estradiol 0.20 | Levonorgestrel | 0.1 |
| Levlite | Ethinyl estradiol 0.20 | Levonorgestrel | 0.1 |
| Levlen | Ethinyl estradiol 0.30 | Levonorgestrel | 0.15 |
| Nordette | Ethinyl estradiol 0.30 | Levonorgestrel | 0.15 |
| Yasmin | Ethinyl estradiol 0.30 | Drosperinone | 3 |
| Combination tablets—multidose | |||
| Biphasic | |||
| Ortho-Novum 10/11 | |||
| Day 1-10 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 | Norethindrone | 0.5 |
| Day 11-21 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 | Norethindrone | 1 |
| Jenest-28 | |||
| Day 1-7 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.35 | Norethindrone | 0.5 |
| Day 8-21 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.35 | Norethindrone | 1 |
| Mircette | |||
| Day 1-21 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.20 | Desogestrel | 0.15 |
| Day 22-26 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.10 | None | |
| Triphasic | |||
| Tri-Norinyl | |||
| Day 1-7 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 | Norethindrone | 0.5 |
| Day 8-16 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 | Norethindrone | 1 |
| Day 17-21 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 | Norethindrone | 0.5 |
| Day 22-28 | Placebo | ||
| Triphasil, Trilevlen | |||
| Day 1-6 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.030 | Levonorgestrel | 0.05 |
| Day 7-11 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.040 | Levonorgestrel | 0.075 |
| Day12-21 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.030 | Levonorgestrel | 0.125 |
| Day 22-28 | Placebo | ||
| Ortho-Novum 7/7/7 | |||
| Day 1-7 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 | Norethindrone | 0.5 |
| Day 8-14 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 | Norethindrone | 0.75 |
| Day 15-21 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 | Norethindrone | 1 |
| Day 22-28 | Placebo | ||
| Ortho-Tri-Cyclen | |||
| Day 1-7 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.35 | Norgestimate | 0.180 |
| Day 8-14 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.35 | Norgestimate | 0.215 |
| Day 15-21 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.35 | Norgestimate | 0.250 |
| Combination Estrophasic | |||
| Estrostep Fe | |||
| Day 1-5 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.20 | Norethindrone | 1 |
| Day 6-12 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.30 | Norethindrone | 1 |
| Day 13-21 | Ethinyl estradiol 0.35 | Norethindrone | 1 |
| Daily progestin tablets | |||
| Micronor | ... | Norethindrone | 0.35 |
| Nor-QD | ... | Norethindrone | 0.35 |
| Ovrette | ... | DL-Norgestrel | 0.075 |
| Some of the above oral contraceptives are available as generic formulations. | |||