OCELLA (DROSPIRENONE AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)
OCELLA (DROSPIRENONE AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL) is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: OCELLA; Generic name: DROSPIRENONE AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; Manufacturer: TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC..
| Brand name | OCELLA |
|---|---|
| Generic name | DROSPIRENONE AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL |
| Manufacturer | TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. |
| Used for | 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE OCELLA® is indicated for use by females of reproductive potential to prevent pregnancy. OCELLA is a combination of drospirenone, a progestin, and ethinyl estradiol, an estrogen, indicated for use by females of reproductive potential to prevent pregnancy. ( 1 ) |
| Dosage | 2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION • Take one tablet daily by mouth at the same time every day. ( 2.1 ) • Tablets must be taken in the order directed on the blister pack. ( 2.1 ) 2.1 How to Take OCELLA Take one tablet by mouth at the same time every day. The failure rate may increase when pills are missed or taken incorrectly. To achieve maximum contraceptive effectiveness, OCELLA must be taken as directed, in the order directed on the blister pack. Single missed pills should be taken as soon as rememb |
| Warnings | WARNING: CIGARETTE SMOKING AND SERIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from combination oral contraceptives (COC) use. This risk increases with age, particularly in women over 35 years of age, and with the number of cigarettes smoked. For this reason, COCs should not be used by women who are over 35 years of age and smoke [see Contraindications ( 4 )] . WARNING: CIGARETTE SMOKING AND SERIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS See full prescribing in |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=0d729f4d-2fa3-47f6-8a1f-d8cfea4cff37 |