Alesse
Levonorgestrel · Ethinylestradiol
Alesse is a womens health medication containing Levonorgestrel + Ethinylestradiol, available as 0.15/0.03/0.25/0.05mg tablets.
- Category
- Womens Health
- Active ingredient
- Levonorgestrel · Ethinylestradiol
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 0.15/0.03/0.25/0.05mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Alesse vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Contraception
- Alternative Name
- Microgynon 30, Levest, Rigevidon, Levlen
- Therapeutic Class
- Combined Oral Contraceptive
- Pharmacological Class
- Oestrogen and Progestogen
- Minor Side Effects
- nausea, abdominal pain, weight gain, headache
- Moderate Side Effects
- breast tenderness, mood swings, unscheduled bleeding, libido changes
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- Pfizer
- Onset Time
- 1–2 weeks
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature below 25°C.
- Drug Interactions
- St. John's Wort, Anticonvulsants, Rifampicin
- Age Restrictions
- For use in adult women of reproductive age.
What you will receive
Alesse is the originator brand name, made by Pfizer. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with Pfizer and do not ship the original Alesse.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Levonorgestrel / Ethinylestradiol) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.