BOX WARNING
Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular side effects from oral-contraceptive use. This risk increases with age and with the extent of smoking (in epidemiologic studies,15 or more cigarettes per day was associated with a significantly increased risk) 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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NORDETTE SUMMARY
NORDETTE®-28 TABLETS
(LEVONORGESTREL AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL TABLETS)
21 light-orange Nordette tablets, each containing 0.15 mg of levonorgestrel, (d (-)-13 beta-ethyl-17-alpha-ethinyl-17-beta-hydroxygon-4-en-3-one), a totally synthetic progestogen, and 0.03 mg of ethinyl estradiol, (19-nor-17α-pregna-1,3,5 (10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol), and 7 pink inert tablets.
Oral contraceptives are indicated for the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use this product as a method of contraception.
Oral contraceptives are highly effective. Table I lists the typical accidental pregnancy rates for users of combination oral contraceptives and other methods of contraception. The efficacy of these contraceptive methods, except sterilization and the IUD, depends upon the reliability with which they are used. Correct and consistent use of methods can result in lower failure rates.
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NEWS HIGHLIGHTSMedia Articles Related to Nordette (Levonorgestrel / Estradiol)
Millions Still Lack Access to Modern Contraception, Study Says
Source: MedicineNet Birth Control Specialty [2013.03.12]
Title: Millions Still Lack Access to Modern Contraception, Study Says
Category: Health News
Created: 3/11/2013 8:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/12/2013 12:00:00 AM
Give Teens Access to Emergency Contraception, Pediatricians Say
Source: MedicineNet Miscarriage Specialty [2012.11.26]
Title: Give Teens Access to Emergency Contraception, Pediatricians Say
Category: Health News
Created: 11/26/2012 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/26/2012 12:00:00 AM
Copper IUD Does Not Increase Period Pain
Source: Sexual Health / STDs News From Medical News Today [2013.05.10]
Previous scientific studies have suggested that women who use a copper IUD for contraception suffer from worse period pain, but a study at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, that followed 2,100 women over a 30-year period shows that this is not the case...
Published Studies Related to Nordette (Levonorgestrel / Estradiol)
Effect of ticagrelor on the pharmacokinetics of ethinyl oestradiol and levonorgestrel in healthy volunteers. [2011.08]
BACKGROUND: Cytochrome P450 3 A is involved in ticagrelor and ethinyl oestradiol/levonorgestrel metabolism; so a potential drug-drug interaction may occur. OBJECTIVES: To assess: ticagrelor effects on ethinyl oestradiol/levonorgestrel pharmacokinetics, endogenous sex hormone levels; ethinyl oestradiol/levonorgestrel effects on ticagrelor pharmacokinetics; tolerability of ticagrelor + ethinyl oestradiol/levonorgestrel... CONCLUSIONS: Ticagrelor co-administration with ethinyl oestradiol/levonorgestrel increased ethinyl oestradiol exposure by approximately 20%, with no effect on levonorgestrel pharmacokinetics. No clinically relevant effect on contraceptive efficacy is expected with ethinyl oestradiol/levonorgestrel and ticagrelor co-administration.
Comparative effects of a contraceptive vaginal ring delivering a nonandrogenic progestin and continuous ethinyl estradiol and a combined oral contraceptive containing levonorgestrel on hemostasis variables. [2006.07]
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare the effects on hemostasis variables of a contraceptive vaginal ring with those of an oral contraceptive... CONCLUSION: The contraceptive vaginal ring affected some measured hemostasis variables and sex hormone-binding globulin differently from the oral contraceptive, most likely because of difference in androgenicity of the progestins. The results suggest that the contraindications for oral contraceptive use would also apply to the tested contraceptive vaginal ring.
Effect of two oral contraceptives with different ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel concentrations on the urinary excretion of biochemical vasoactive markers. [2001.12]
In the present study the effect on the urinary excretion of vasoactive markers of two oral contraceptives (OCs), i.e., Leios, containing 0.02 mg ethinyl estradiol and 0.1 mg levonorgestrel, and Stediril 30, containing 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol and 0.15 mg levonorgestrel, was investigated... Levonorgestrel may elicit no impact on these estrogen-induced changes that, however, seem only to be manifested after a longer treatment period.
A prospective randomized study comparing the clinical effects of a norethisterone and a levonorgestrel containing low dose oestrogen oral contraceptive pills. [1993.02]
The two types of low dose oral contraceptives one containing levonorgestrel the other containing norethisterone have been compared in a randomized prospective study. We have found that cycle control was much poorer with the norethisterone pill and would therefore recommend that if the norethisterone-containing pill needs to be prescribed then either the 1 mg or the 'synphasic' preparation should be considered..
A clinical comparison of two triphasic oral contraceptives with levonorgestrel or norethindrone: a prospective, randomized, single-blind study. [1993.01]
Menstrual bleeding patterns were investigated in young women taking either a levonorgestrel triphasic, Triquilar, or a norethindrone triphasic, Ortho 7/7/7, two commonly prescribed low-dose oral contraceptives. The levonorgestrel triphasic contains ethinyl estradiol (EE) 30 micrograms + levonorgestrel (LNG) 50 micrograms for the first six days, EE 40 micrograms + LNG 75 micrograms for the following five days, and EE 30 micrograms + LNG 125 micrograms for the last ten days...
Clinical Trials Related to Nordette (Levonorgestrel / Estradiol)
AZD6140 Oral Contraceptive Interaction Study [Recruiting]
Effects of Administration of Fostamatinib on Blood Concentrations of an Oral Contraceptive in Healthy Female Subjects [Recruiting]
A crossover study to assess the effect of repeated doses of fostamatinib on the levels of
oral contraceptive (Microgynon® 30) in the blood of healthy female subjects. The study will
consist of a screening period of up to 35 days, followed by 2 treatment periods (28 days
each) of an oral contraceptive (Microgynon® 30) in the absence and presence of fostamatinib.
The study will also evaluate the safety and tolerability of fostamatinib in combination
with an oral contraceptive
Evaluation Of The Product Ciclo� 21 Pharmacodynamics (Levonorgestrel + Ethinyl Estradiol), Marketed By Uni�o Qu�mica Farmac�utica Nacional S / A, Compared To Nordette� Product To The Lab Wyeth Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. [Not yet recruiting]
Assessment of the pharmacodynamic profile of the drug Ciclo 21 ®, marketed by União Química
Farmacêutica Nacional S / A, compared to the drug Nordette ® Laboratory Wyeth Pharmaceutical
Ltda. Through the modulation of hormonal response (inhibition of the pituitary) evidenced by
measurement serum LH and FSH for 28 days, as well as by the absence of follicle formation
demonstrated by transvaginal ultrasound examinations
A Study to Investigate the Potential Pharmacokinetic Interaction of Perampanel With Oral Contraceptives in Healthy Female Subjects [Recruiting]
A Study of Efficacy and Safety With the Transdermal Contraceptive System Versus Triphasil. [Completed]
The purpose of the study was to compare the contraceptive efficacy and safety of the
transdermal patch to Triphasil.
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PATIENT REVIEWS / RATINGS / COMMENTSBased on a total of 1 ratings/reviews, Nordette 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.
| | Nordette review by 46 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |  |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | pregnancy avoidance |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 pill taken daily for the period of 8 years |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | pregnancy avoidance, worked perfectly, did not get pregnant until stopped taking the meidaction, then 3 months later conceived |
| Side effects: | | none - no apparent side effects whatsoever. periods were normal when on inert pills. Periods came like clockwork |
| Comments: | | basic - took nordette before and after bearing children. switched to mirena iud after child bearing years |
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