Oral Contraceptives
| ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYPE Progestin/estrogen | Product | Progestin (mg) | Estrogen (mcg) | Active tablets |
| COMBINATION EXTENDED CYCLE
Levonorgestrel/EE |
Camrese | 0.15
— |
30
10 |
84 light blue-green
7 yellow |
| Camrese Lo | 0.1
— |
20
10 |
84 orange
7 yellow |
|
| Introvale | 0.15 | 30 | peach | |
| Jolessa | 0.15 | 30 | pink | |
| LoSeasonique | 0.1
— |
20
10 |
84 orange
7 yellow |
|
| Lybrel | 0.09 | 20 | yellow | |
| Seasonale | 0.15 | 30 | pink | |
| Seasonique | 0.15
— |
30
10 |
84 light blue-green
7 yellow |
|
| COMBINATION MONOPHASIC
Norethindrone/EE |
Balziva | 0.4 | 35 | light peach |
| Brevicon | 0.5 | 35 | blue | |
| Femcon Fe | 0.4 | 35 | white | |
| Generess Fe | 0.8 | 25 | light green | |
| Junel 21 1/20 | 1* | 20 | yellow | |
| Junel Fe 1/20 | 1* | 20 | yellow | |
| Junel 21 1.5/30 | 1.5* | 30 | pink | |
| Junel Fe 1.5/30 | 1.5* | 30 | pink | |
| Loestrin 1/20 | 1* | 20 | white | |
| Loestrin Fe 1/20 | 1* | 20 | white | |
| Loestrin 24 Fe | 1* | 20 | white | |
| Loestrin 1.5/30 | 1.5* | 30 | green | |
| Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 | 1.5* | 30 | green | |
| Lo Loestrin Fe | 1*
— |
10
10 |
24 blue
2 white |
|
| Lo Loestrin Fe | 1*
— |
10
10 |
24 blue
2 white |
|
| Microgestin 1/20 | 1* | 20 | white | |
| Microgestin Fe 1/20 | 1* | 20 | white | |
| Microgestin 1.5/30 | 1.5* | 30 | white | |
| Microgestin Fe 1.5/30 | 1.5* | 30 | white | |
| Modicon 28 | 0.5 | 35 | white | |
| Necon 0.5/35 | 0.5 | 35 | light yellow | |
| Necon 1/35 | 1 | 35 | dark yellow | |
| Norinyl 1+35 | 1 | 35 | yellow-green | |
| Nortrel 0.5/35 | 0.5 | 35 | light yellow | |
| Nortrel 1/35 | 1 | 35 | yellow | |
| Ortho-Novum 1/35 | 1 | 35 | peach | |
| Ovcon 35 Fe | 0.4 | 35 | peach | |
| *as norethindrone acetate | Ovcon 50 | 1 | 50 | yellow |
| Levonorgestrel/EE | Altavera | 0.15 | 30 | peach |
| Aviane | 0.1 | 20 | orange | |
| Lessina | 0.1 | 20 | pink | |
| Levlen | 0.15 | 30 | light orange | |
| Levlite | 0.1 | 20 | pink | |
| Levora | 0.15 | 30 | white | |
| Lutera | 0.1 | 20 | white | |
| Nordette | 0.15 | 30 | light orange | |
| Portia | 0.15 | 30 | pink | |
| Quasense | 0.15 | 30 | white | |
| Norgestrel/EE | Cryselle | 0.3 | 30 | white |
| Lo/Ovral | 0.3 | 30 | white | |
| Low-Ogestrel | 0.3 | 30 | white | |
| Ogestrel 0.5/50 | 0.5 | 50 | white | |
| Ethynodiol diacetate/EE | Kelnor 1/35 | 1 | 35 | light yellow |
| Zovia 1/35 | 1 | 35 | light pink | |
| Zovia 1/50 | 1 | 50 | pink | |
| Norethindrone/mestranol | Necon 1/50 | 1 | 50 | white |
| Norinyl 1+50 | 1 | 50 | white | |
| Ortho-Novum 1/50 | 1 | 50 | yellow | |
| Desogestrel/EE | Apri | 0.15 | 30 | rose |
| Desogen | 0.15 | 30 | white | |
| Ortho-Cept | 0.15 | 30 | orange | |
| Reclipsen | 0.15 | 30 | white | |
| Drospirenone/EE | Loryna | 3 | 20 | peach |
| Ocella | 3 | 30 | yellow | |
| Syeda | 3 | 30 | yellow | |
| Yasmin | 3 | 30 | yellow | |
| Yaz | 3 | 20 | light pink | |
| Norgestimate/EE | Mononessa | 0.25 | 35 | blue |
| Ortho-Cyclen | 0.25 | 35 | blue | |
| Previfem | 0.25 | 35 | blue | |
| Sprintec | 0.25 | 35 | blue | |
| COMBINATION MONOPHASIC w. FOLATE
Drospirenone/EE/levomefolate calcium (as Metafolin) 451mcg plus levomefolate calcium (as Metafolin) 451mcg only (4 light orange tabs) |
Beyaz | 3 | 20 | 24 pink |
| Drospirenone/EE/levomefolate calcium 451mcg
plus levomefolate calcium 451mcg only (7 light orange tabs) |
Safyral | 3 | 30 | 21 orange |
| COMBINATION BIPHASIC
Norethindrone/EE |
Necon 10/11 | 0.5
1 |
35
35 |
10 light yellow
11 dark yellow |
| Ortho-Novum 10/11 | 0.5
1 |
35
35 |
10 white
11 peach |
|
| Desogestrel/EE | Kariva | 0.15
— |
20
10 |
21 white
5 light blue |
| Mircette | 0.15
— |
20
10 |
21 white
5 yellow |
|
| COMBINATION TRIPHASIC
Desogestrel/EE |
Cyclessa | 0.1
0.125 0.15 |
25
25 25 |
7 light yellow
7 orange 7 red |
| Velivet | 0.1
0.125 0.15 |
25
25 25 |
7 beige
7 orange 7 pink |
|
| Norethindrone/EE | Aranelle | 0.5
1 0.5 |
35
35 35 |
7 light yellow
9 white 5 light yellow |
| Leena | 0.5
1 0.5 |
35
35 35 |
7 light blue
9 light yellow-green 5 light blue |
|
| Necon 7/7/7 | 0.5
0.75 1 |
35
35 35 |
7 white
7 light peach 7 peach |
|
| Nortrel 7/7/7 | 0.5
0.75 1 |
35
35 35 |
7 light yellow
7 blue 7 peach |
|
| Ortho-Novum 7/7/7 | 0.5
0.75 1 |
35
35 35 |
7 white
7 light peach 7 peach |
|
| Tri-Norinyl | 0.5
1 0.5 |
35
35 35 |
7 blue
9 yellow-green 5 blue |
|
| Norgestimate/EE | Ortho Tri-Cyclen | 0.18
0.215 0.25 |
35
35 35 |
7 white
7 light blue 7 blue |
| Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo | 0.18
0.215 0.25 |
25
25 25 |
7 white
7 light blue 7 dark blue |
|
| Trinessa | 0.18
0.215 0.25 |
35
35 35 |
7 white
7 light blue 7 blue |
|
| Tri-Previfem | 0.18
0.215 0.25 |
35
35 35 |
7 white
7 light blue 7 blue |
|
| Tri-Sprintec | 0.18
0.215 0.25 |
35
35 35 |
7 gray
7 light blue 7 blue |
|
| Levonorgestrel/EE | Enpresse | 0.05
0.075 0.125 |
30
40 30 |
6 pink
5 white 10 orange |
| Tri-Levlen | 0.05
0.075 0.125 |
30
40 30 |
6 brown
5 white 10 light yellow |
|
| Trivora | 0.05
0.075 0.125 |
30
40 30 |
6 blue
5 white 10 pink |
|
| COMBINATION MULTIPHASIC
Dienogest/Estradiol valerate |
Natazia | —
2 3 — |
3000
2000 2000 1000 |
2 dark yellow
5 medium red 17 light yellow 2 dark red |
| COMBINATION ESTROPHASIC
Norethindrone acetate/EE |
Estrostep Fe | 1
1 1 |
20
30 35 |
5 white triangle
7 white square 9 white round |
| Tilia Fe | 1
1 1 |
20
30 35 |
5 white triangle
7 white square 9 white round |
|
| Tri-Legest Fe | 1
1 1 |
20
30 35 |
5 light pink round
7 light yellow round 9 light blue round |
|
| PROGESTIN-ONLY
Norethindrone |
Camila | 0.35 | none | light pink |
| Errin | 0.35 | none | yellow | |
| Jolivette | 0.35 | none | lime green | |
| Micronor | 0.35 | none | lime green | |
| Nor-QD | 0.35 | none | yellow | |
| Nora-be | 0.35 | none | white | |
| NOTES | ||||
|
EE = ethinyl estradiol (Rev. 10/2012) |
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