Posted by Honore on March 11, 2007, at 11:31:31
In reply to Declan Advice ?, posted by TheMeanReds on March 10, 2007, at 15:55:14
According to Wiki"
"Seasonale ..is a brand of an extended-cycle combination birth control pill. It reduces the frequency of menstrual periods from 13 per year to four per year by changing the regimen of active pills from 21 to 84.
Seasonale contains 30 micrograms of ethinylestradiol and 150 micrograms of levonorgestrel in each active pill. Each package has 84 active pills and seven placebo pills that are taken at the end of the cycle. Menstrual occurs when the placebo pills are used every 3 months. Breakthrough bleeding, however, may occur and tends to decrease over time.[1]
The medication is produced by Duramed Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Barr Laboratories..".
Quasense is a generic of Seasonale, produced by Watson Pharmaceuticals.
Honore
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