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Desogen
Desogen®
(desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
Patients should be counseled that this product does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually trans-mitted diseases.
DRUG DESCRIPTION
Desogen® (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets) (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets provide an oral contraceptive regimen of 21 white round tablets each containing 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 vitamin E, corn starch, povidone, stearic acid, colloidal silicon dioxide, lactose, hydroxypropyl methyl-cellulose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, and talc. Desogen® (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets) also contains 7 green round tablets containing the following inactive ingredients: lactose, corn starch, magnesium stearate, FD&C Blue No. 2 aluminum lake, ferric oxide, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, and talc. The molecular weights for desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol are 310.48 and 296.41, respectively. The structural formulas are as follows:
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Last reviewed on RxList: 7/9/2007
This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
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