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Apri
(desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets

PATIENTS SHOULD BE COUNSELED THAT THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT PROTECT AGAINST HIV INFECTION (AIDS) AND OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.

DRUG DESCRIPTION

Apri 28 Day Regimen blister cards for desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets provide an oral contraceptive regimen of 21 round rose-colored tablets. Each rose-colored "active" desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablet for oral administration contains 0.15 mg desogestrel (13-ethyl-11- methylene-18,19-dinor-17 alpha-pregn-4-en- 20-yn-17-ol) and 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol (19-nor-17 alpha-pregna-1,3,5 (10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol). Inactive ingredients include colloidal silicon dioxide, FD&C Blue No. 2 Aluminum Lake, FD&C Red No. 40 Aluminum Lake, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, lactose monohydrate, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, povidone, pregelatinized starch, stearic acid, titanium dioxide, and vitamin E.

Apri 28 Day Regimen blister cards also contain 7 white "inactive" tablets for oral administration, containing the following inactive ingredients: lactose anhydrous, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose and pregelatinized starch.

Apri (desogestrel) structural formula illustration

DESOGESTREL C22H30O       M.W.: 310.48

Apri (ethinyl estradiol) structural formula illustration

ETHINYL ESTRADIOL C20H24O2       M.W.: 296.41

Brand Name: Apri
Generic Name: Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets
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