Category:Combined oral contraceptive pill
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Combined oral contraceptives are usually prescribed by trade names
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UK Guidance
Established combined oral contraceptives include the following formulations:
- Monophasic low strength (21 days)
- Ethinylestradiol 20µg/desogestrel 150µg
- Ethinylestradiol 20µg/gestodene 75µg
- Ethinylestradiol 20µg/norethisterone acetate 1mg
- Monophasic standard strength (21 days)
- Ethinylestradiol 30µg/desogestrel 150µg
- Ethinylestradiol 30µg/drospirenone 3mg
- Ethinylestradiol 30µg/gestodene 75µg
- Ethinylestradiol 30µg/levonorgestrel 150µg
- Ethinylestradiol 30µg/norethisterone acetate 1.5mg
- Ethinylestradiol 35µg/[[norgestimate 250µg
- Ethinylestradiol 35µg/norethisterone 500µg
- Ethinylestradiol 35µg/norethisterone 1mg
- Mestranol 50µg/norethisterone 1mg
- Phasic standard strength (21 days)
- Ethinylestradiol 30µg/gestodene 50µg (6 days),ethinylestradiol 40µg/gestodene 70µg (5 days), ethinylestradiol 30µg/gestodene 100µg (10 days)
- Ethinylestradiol 30µg/levonorgestrel 50µg (6 days), ethinylestradiol 40µg/levonorgestrel 75µg (5 days), ethinylestradiol 30µg/levonorgestrel 125µg (10 days) (also comes as a 28 day pack with 7 placebo pills)
- Ethinylestradiol 35µg/norethisterone 500µg (7 days), ethinylestradiol 35µg/norethisterone 1mg (14 days)
- Ethinylestradiol 35µg/norethisterone 500µg (7 days), ethinylestradiol 35µg/norethisterone 1mg (9 days), ethinylestradiol 35µg/norethisterone 500µg (5 days)
- Ethinylestradiol 35µg/norethisterone 500µg (7 days), ethinylestradiol 35µg/norethisterone 750µg (7 days), ethinylestradiol 35µg/norethisterone 1mg (7 days)
- Phasic standard strength (28 days)
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Contra-indications
- Migraine, especially with focal signs.
- Many contraindications of various contraceptive methods (including combined oral contraceptive pill) is available in pages 13-19 of UKMEC 2005.[1]
- Venous thromboembolism (past or present)
Special Considerations
Interactions
- antibiotics
- epilepsy medications
- St John's wort
Follow up
Once women are established on the combined pill without problems, there is no merit in following them up more frequently than annually, and it makes sense to provide them with a year's supply of their Pill. This is of course 13 packets, not 12. [2]
References
- ↑ http://www.ffprhc.org.uk/admin/uploads/298_UKMEC_200506.pdf Clinical Effectiveness Unit of the Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Heath Care. UK medical eligibility for contraceptive use (UKMEC 2005). London: Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Heath Care of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2006
- ↑ NHS Clinical Answers service: Question: 1) Is there any evidence to show that should review COCP users 6 monthly. 2) Is there any evidence to show why we should not review uncomplicated COCP users yearly rather than 6 monthly?
External Links
- WHO site
- Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care Clinical Effectiveness Unit. First prescription of combined oral contraception: Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health, 2007
Pages in category "Combined oral contraceptive pill"
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