Composition for contraception
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1. A combination product for oral contraception, comprising(a) 23 or 24 dosage units, each containing an estrogen selected from>
- 2.0 to 6.0 mg of 17β
-estradiol and0.020 mg of ethinylestradiol;
and a gestagen selected from0.25 to 0.30 mg of drospirenone and0.1 to 0.2 mg of cyproterone acetate,andb) 5 or 4, respectively, active ingredient-free placebo pills or other indications to show that the daily administration of the 23 or 24 dosage units respectively, is to be followed by 5 or 4, respectively pill-free or placebo pill days.
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Abstract
A combination product for oral contraception is disclosed comprising an estrogen selected from
2.0 to 6.0 mg of 17β-estradiol and
0.020 mg of ethinylestradiol;
and a gestagen selected from
0.25 to 0.30 mg of drospirenone and
0.1 to 0.2 mg of cyproterone acetate,
followed by 5 or 4 pill-free or sugar pill days.
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1. A combination product for oral contraception, comprising
(a) 23 or 24 dosage units, each containing an estrogen selected from > - 2.0 to 6.0 mg of 17β
-estradiol and0.020 mg of ethinylestradiol; and a gestagen selected from 0.25 to 0.30 mg of drospirenone and 0.1 to 0.2 mg of cyproterone acetate, and b) 5 or 4, respectively, active ingredient-free placebo pills or other indications to show that the daily administration of the 23 or 24 dosage units respectively, is to be followed by 5 or 4, respectively pill-free or placebo pill days. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- 2.0 to 6.0 mg of 17β
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Current AssigneeBayer Schering Pharma AG (Bayer AG)
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Original AssigneeSchering Ag (Merck & Co., Inc.)
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InventorsLudicke, Frank, Dusterberg, Bernd, Spona, Jurgen
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Primary Examiner(s)Spivack, Phyllis G.
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Application NumberUS08/742,147Time in Patent Office719 DaysField of Search514/173, 514/178, 514/182, 514/170US Class Current514/170CPC Class CodesA61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of...A61K 31/565 not substituted in position...A61K 31/567 substituted in position 17 ...A61K 31/57 substituted in position 17 ...A61K 31/58 containing heterocyclic rin...A61P 15/08 for gonadal disorders or fo...A61P 15/18 Feminine contraceptivesA61P 43/00 Drugs for specific purposes...
