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Medical Areas: Endocrinology | Obstetrics/Gynecology (Women’s Health)

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Mircette

The following drug information is obtained from various newswires, published medical journal articles, and medical conference presentations.

Company: Organon
Approval Status: Approved April 1998
Treatment Area: oral contraception

General Information

Mircette has been approved as an oral contraceptive in the U.S. Mircette tablets are the first oral contraceptive to use a shortened hormone-free interval. The Mircette regime reduces the daily estrogen dose from the commonly prescribed 30-35 mcg level to the 20 mcg level, while maintaining cycle control and a favorable tolerability profile.