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Zovia
Zovia 1/35E-28
Zovia 1/50E-28
(ethynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets USP
Patients should be counseled that this product does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases.
DRUG DESCRIPTION
Zovia (ehtynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets) 1/35E-28. Each light pink tablet contains 1 mg of ethynodiol diacetate and 35 mcg of ethinyl estradiol, and the inactive ingredients include lactose (anhydrous), magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polacrilin potassium, and povidone. In addition, the coloring agents are D&C Red No. 30 Aluminum Lake and D&C Yellow No. 10 Aluminum Lake. Each white tablet in the Zovia (ehtynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets) 1/35E-28 package is a placebo containing no active ingredients and the inactive ingredients include lactose (anhydrous), magnesium stearate and micro-crystalline cellulose.
Zovia (ehtynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets) 1/50E-28. Each pink tablet contains 1 mg of ethynodiol diacetate and 50 mcg of ethinyl estradiol, and the inactive ingredients include lactose (anhydrous), magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polacrilin potassium, and povidone. In addition, the coloring agents are D&C Red No. 30 Aluminum Lake and D&C Yellow No. 10 Aluminum Lake. Each white tablet in the Zovia (ehtynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets) 1/50E-28 package is a placebo containing no active ingredients, and the inactive ingredients include lactose (anhydrous), magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose.
The chemical name for ethynodiol diacetate is 19-Nor-17α-pregn-4-en-20-yne-3β, 17-diol diacetate, and for ethinyl estradiol it is 19-Nor- 17α-pregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3, 17-diol. The structural formulas are as follows:
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Therapeutic class: Oral contraceptive.
Last reviewed on RxList: 8/16/2012
This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
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