MIRELLE Film-coated tablet Ref.[50622] Active ingredients: 17 alpha-Ethinylestradiol Gestodene

Source: Health Products Regulatory Authority (ZA)  Revision Year: 2022  Publisher: Bayer (Pty) Ltd, Reg. No.: 1968/011192/07, 27 Wrench Road, Isando 1609

Product name and form

MIRELLE 0,015 mg/0,06 mg film-coated tablet.

Pharmaceutical Form

Film-coated tablet.

The hormone-containing tablet is pale yellow, round with convex faces.

The hormone-free tablet is white, round with convex faces.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

The 28-day pack (Every-Day pack) contains:

24 hormone-containing pale yellow coated tablets: Each coated tablet contains ethinylestradiol 0,015 mg and gestodene 0,06 mg

Contains sugar (lactose – 38 mg).

4 hormone-free white coated tablets.

Contains sugar (lactose – 38 mg)

For a full list of excipients see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
17 alpha-Ethinylestradiol

Ethinylestradiol is chemically and biologically identical to endogenous human oestradiol. It substitutes for the loss of estrogen production in menopausal women, and alleviates menopausal symptoms. Estrogens prevent bone loss following menopause or ovariectomy.

Gestodene
List of Excipients

Ferric oxide red
Ferric oxide yellow
Hydroxypropyl cellulose
Hypromellose
Lactose monohydrate
Macrogol 1450
Magnesium stearate
Microcrystalline cellulose
Polacrilin potassium
Polyethylene glycol
Titanium dioxide
Wax E

Pack sizes and marketing

MIRELLE is packed in colourless transparent PVC/aluminium blisters containing 24 pale yellow hormonecontaining tablets plus 4 white hormone-free tablets per blister strip.

The blister strip is packed into an outer cardboard carton.

Pack sizes: 28 tablets.

Marketing authorization holder

Bayer (Pty) Ltd, Reg. No.: 1968/011192/07, 27 Wrench Road, Isando 1609

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

33/18.8/0364

24 August 2000

Drugs

Drug Countries
MIRELLE Austria, Brazil, Estonia, Lithuania, South Africa

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