Desogen
Desogestrel · Ethinylestradiol
Desogen is a womens health medication containing Desogestrel + Ethinylestradiol, available as 0.15/30mg/mcg tablets.
- Category
- Womens Health
- Active ingredient
- Desogestrel · Ethinylestradiol
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Film-coated tablet
- Strengths
- 0.15/30mg/mcg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Desogen vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Contraception
- Alternative Name
- Marvelon, Mercilon, Mircette
- Therapeutic Class
- Combined Oral Contraceptives
- Pharmacological Class
- Progestogen and Oestrogen
- Minor Side Effects
- nausea, headache, breast tenderness, mood changes, weight changes
- Moderate Side Effects
- hypertension, decreased libido, migraine, breast enlargement
- Dosage Forms
- Film-coated tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- Organon
- Onset Time
- 7–14 days
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature in a dry place away from direct light.
- Drug Interactions
- St. John's Wort, rifampicin, carbamazepine, ritonavir
- Age Restrictions
- Not for use before menarche.
What you will receive
Desogen is the originator brand name, made by Organon. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with Organon and do not ship the original Desogen.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Desogestrel / 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.