BOX WARNING
Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular side effects from oral contraceptive use. This risk increases with age and with heavy smoking (15 or more cigarettes per day) and is quite marked in women over 35 years of age. Women who use oral contraceptives should be strongly advised not to smoke.
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ESTROSTEP FE SUMMARY
ESTROSTEP®Fe
(Norethindrone Acetate and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP and Ferrous Fumarate Tablets*)
ESTROSTEP® Fe is a graduated estrophasic oral contraceptive providing estrogen in a graduated sequence over a 21-day period with a constant dose of progestogen. ESTROSTEP Fe provides for a continuous dosage regimen consisting of 21 oral contraceptive tablets and seven ferrous fumarate tablets. The ferrous fumarate tablets are present to facilitate ease of drug administration via a 28-day regimen, are non-hormonal, and do not serve any therapeutic purpose. Each white triangle-shaped tablet contains 1 mg norethindrone acetate [(17 alpha)-17-(acetyloxy)-19-norpregna-4-en-20-yn-3-one] and 20 mcg ethinyl estradiol [(17 alpha)-19-norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol]; each white square-shaped tablet contains 1 mg norethindrone acetate and 30 mcg ethinyl estradiol; and each white round tablet contains 1 mg norethindrone acetate and 35 mcg ethinyl estradiol. Each tablet also contains calcium stearate; lactose; microcrystalline cellulose; and starch.
ESTROSTEP Fe is indicated for the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use oral contraceptives as a method of contraception.
ESTROSTEP Fe is indicated for the treatment of moderate acne vulgaris in females, ≥15 years of age, who have no known contraindications to oral contraceptive therapy, desire oral contraception, have achieved menarche, and are unresponsive to topical anti-acne medications. ESTROSTEP Fe should be used for the treatment of acne only if the patient desires an oral contraceptive for birth control and plans to stay on it for at least 6 months.
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NEWS HIGHLIGHTSMedia Articles Related to Estrostep Fe (Norethindrone / Estradiol / Norethindrone / Estradiol / Norethindrone / Estradiol)
US funding revamps African contraceptive drive (AFP)
Source: Y! Health News Search RSS Feed [2009.11.18]
AFP - A new 12 million dollar family planning drive launched here Wednesday highlights how Obama administration funding has revamped a contraception drive in Africa and developing states, UN officials said, noting a sharp turnaround from the Bush era.
Terrence Higgins Trust Welcomes Department Of Health Nursing Degree Announcement, UK
Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today [2009.11.15]
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has welcomed the announcement by the Department of Health that all new nurses will be educated to degree level from 2013. Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) currently employs nurses who work in Chlamydia screening programmes for young people, HIV testing clinics and clinics that offer contraception services and screening for sexually transmitted infections.
Published Studies Related to Estrostep Fe (Norethindrone / Estradiol / Norethindrone / Estradiol / Norethindrone / Estradiol)
Combined continuous ethinyl estradiol/norethindrone acetate does not improve forearm blood flow in postmenopausal women at risk for cardiovascular events: a pilot study. [2007.09]
OBJECTIVE: This study sought to determine whether combined continuous ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone acetate, a postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) combination designed to have fewer side effects than cyclical therapies and therapies using medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), could improve vascular endothelial function in postmenopausal women with risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD)... CONCLUSIONS: In this older postmenopausal population with at least one cardiovascular risk factor, treatment with combined continuous ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone acetate failed to improve vascular endothelial function. The agent's proinflammatory effect or subclinical atherosclerosis in this population may have contributed to this finding.
HT update: spotlight on estradiol/norethindrone acetate combination therapy. [2008]
Abstract: The goal ofpostmenopausal hormone therapy is to alleviate the symptoms that are associated with the loss of estrogen. Many formulations of estrogen and progestin are available, depending on the needs and circumstances of each individual woman... The purpose of this review is to describe the risks and benefits of hormonal therapy, focusing on estradiol/norethindrone acetate combination therapy.
A multicenter, open-label study to evaluate satisfaction and menopausal quality of life in women using transdermal estradiol/norethindrone acetate therapy for the management of menopausal signs and symptoms. [2005]
AIM: This multicenter, open-label, single-arm study evaluated subject satisfaction and improvements in menopausal quality of life among menopausal women using the CombiPatch transdermal system consisting of 17beta-estradiol 0.05 mg plus norethindrone acetate 0.14 mg in a matrix patch formulation... CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study compare favorably with previous placebo-controlled studies of transdermal hormone therapy in managing menopausal signs and symptoms. Furthermore, quality of life was significantly improved by the transdermal hormone therapy system, and both subjects and physicians reported high levels of satisfaction. Copyright 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel
Pharmacokinetic interaction between nevirapine and ethinyl estradiol/norethindrone when administered concurrently to HIV-infected women. [2002.04.15]
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of nevirapine (NVP), a nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor of HIV-1 and P450 inducer, on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of ethinyl estradiol (EE)/norethindrone (NET), a widely used oral contraceptive, and to assess the effects of EE/NET on the steady-state PK of NVP... CONCLUSION: Oral contraceptives should not be the primary method of birth control in women of child-bearing potential who are treated with NVP.
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PATIENT REVIEWS / RATINGS / COMMENTSBased on a total of 1 ratings/reviews, Estrostep FE has an overall score of 10. The effectiveness score is 10 and the side effect score is 10. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst.
| | Estrostep FE review by 29 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |  |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | contraceptive |
| Dosage & duration: | | not sure (dosage frequency: daily) for the period of 8 years |
| Other conditions: | | no conditions |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | this drug claims 99.9% accuracy when administered daily with very little side effects, have been using for several years with no weight gain and no accidents. the packaging is simple, easy and convenient. |
| Side effects: | | no side effects that i could recognize, pretty common. |
| Comments: | | dosage is a daily administration, not complex. pretty convenient. |
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Page last updated: 2009-11-18
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