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norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol, and ferrous fumarate

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Overview

What is FEMCON Fe?

FEMCON Fe is a combinational contraceptive containing the progestational compound norethindrone and the estrogenic compound ethinyl estradiol. The packaging includes 21 white tablets composed of norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol followed by 7 brown ferrous fumarate (placebo) tablets. The chemical name for norethindrone is 17-hydroxy-19-nor-17α-pregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one and for ethinyl estradiol the chemical name is 19-nor-17α-pregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol. The structural formulas are:

The active white FEMCON Fe tablets contain 0.4 mg norethindrone and 0.035 mg ethinyl estradiol, and the following inactive ingredients: dibasic calcium phosphate, lactose, magnesium stearate, maltodextrin, povidone, sodium starch glycolate, spearmint flavor and sucralose.

The brown tablets contain ferrous fumarate, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stereate, povidone, sodium starch glycolate, and compressible sugar. The ferrous fumarate tablets do not serve any therapeutic purpose.



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What are the available doses of FEMCON Fe?

FEMCON Fe consists of 28 tablets in the following order ():

What should I talk to my health care provider before I take FEMCON Fe?

How should I use FEMCON Fe?

FEMCON Fe is indicated for use by females of reproductive potential to prevent pregnancy.

FEMCON Fe is dispensed in a blister card [see ]. FEMCON Fe may be started using either a Day 1 start or a Sunday start (see Table 1). For the first cycle of a Sunday Start regimen, an additional method of contraception should be used until after the first 7 consecutive days of administration.


What interacts with FEMCON Fe?

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What are the warnings of FEMCON Fe?

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What are the side effects of FEMCON Fe?

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What should I look out for while using FEMCON Fe?

Do not prescribe FEMCON Fe to women who are known to have the following conditions:

 ● Use of Hepatitis C drug combinations containing ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir, with or without dasabuvir, due to the potential for ALT elevations

Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from combination oral contraceptive (COC) use. This risk increases with age, particularly in women over 35 years of age, and with the number of cigarettes smoked. For this reason, COCs

are contraindicated in

 

women who are over 35 years of age and smoke

[see

].


What might happen if I take too much FEMCON Fe?

There have been no reports of serious ill effects from overdosage of oral contraceptives, including ingestion by children. Overdosage may cause withdrawal bleeding in females and nausea.


How should I store and handle FEMCON Fe?


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Clinical Information

Chemical Structure

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Clinical Pharmacology

COCs lower the risk of becoming pregnant primarily by suppressing ovulation. Other possible mechanisms may include cervical mucus changes that inhibit sperm penetration and endometrial changes that reduce the likelihood of implantation.

Non-Clinical Toxicology
Do not prescribe FEMCON Fe to women who are known to have the following conditions:

 ● Use of Hepatitis C drug combinations containing ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir, with or without dasabuvir, due to the potential for ALT elevations

Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from combination oral contraceptive (COC) use. This risk increases with age, particularly in women over 35 years of age, and with the number of cigarettes smoked. For this reason, COCs

are contraindicated in

 

women who are over 35 years of age and smoke

[see

].

Thrombotic Disorders and Other Vascular Problems:

Liver disease:

High blood pressure:

Carbohydrate and lipid metabolic effects:

Headache:

Bleeding Irregularities and Amenorrhea:

The following serious adverse reactions with the use of COCs are discussed elsewhere in the labeling:

The following adverse reactions are commonly reported by COC users. Because these reactions are voluntarily reported by from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure:

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Reference

This information is obtained from the National Institute of Health's Standard Packaging Label drug database.
"https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/"

While we update our database periodically, we cannot guarantee it is always updated to the latest version.

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