Contraceptive Pills and their Alternatives

List of contraceptive pills and their alternatives:

If the pill user is not lactating

The low price pills:

Microcept(cid) combined oral contraceptive tablets: monophasic, estrogen: ethinylestradiol 30 microgram, progestogen: levonorgestrel 150 microgram

Alternatives:

  1. Nordette(Nile) combined oral contraceptive tablets: monophasic, estrogen: ethinylestradiol 30 microgram, progestogen: levonorgestrel 150 microgram
  2. Triocept(cid) combined oral contraceptive tablets: triphasic

The high price pills:

Gynera(schering) combined oral contraceptive tablets: monophasic, estrogen: ethinylestradiol 30 microgram, progestogen: gestodene 75 microgram

Alternatives:

  1. Minulet(Wyeth) combined oral contraceptive tablets: monophasic, estrogen: ethinylestradiol 30 microgram, progestogen: gestodene 75 microgram
  2. marvelon(organon) combined oral contraceptive tablets: monophasic, estrogen: ethinylestradiol 30 microgram, progestogen: desogestrel 150 microgram
  3. Cilest(cilag) combined oral contraceptive tablets: monophasic, estrogen: ethinylestradiol 35 microgram, progestogen: norgestimate 250 microgram

If the pill user is lactacting

Microlut(schering) oral progestogen-only contraceptive tablets, progestogen: levonorgestrel 30 microgram

Alternative:

  1. Exluton(organon) oral progestogen-only contraceptive tablets, progestogen: lynestrenol 500 microgram

Parenteral contraceptives

Depo-Provera(pharmacia) parenteral progestogen- only contraceptive injection: sterile aqueous suspension , progestogen: medroxyprogesterone acetate 150 mg/ml

Mesocept(cid) depot injectable for hormonal contraception: oily solution, estrogen: estradiol valerate 5 mg, progestogen: norethisterone enanthate 50 mg

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