Mircette
Desogestrel · Ethinylestradiol
Mircette is a womens health medication containing Desogestrel + Ethinylestradiol, available as 0.15/0.02mg tablets.
- Category
- Womens Health
- Active ingredient
- Desogestrel · Ethinylestradiol
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 0.15/0.02mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Mircette vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Contraception
- Alternative Name
- Mercilon, Gedarel, Desogen
- Therapeutic Class
- Combined Oral Contraceptive
- Pharmacological Class
- Oestrogen and Progestogen
- Minor Side Effects
- spotting, nausea, headache, breast discomfort
- Moderate Side Effects
- weight fluctuation, mood disturbance, libido decrease, skin changes
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- Organon
- Onset Time
- 1–2 weeks
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature below 25°C.
- Drug Interactions
- St. John's Wort, Phenobarbital, Phenytoin
- Age Restrictions
- Adult women of reproductive age.
What you will receive
Mircette 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 Mircette.
- 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.