Mestranol + Norethindrone

Category: Birth Control / Contraceptive



Mestranol + Norethindrone Overview

Mestranol/norethynodrel was the first combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP) being mestranol and norethynodrel. It sold as Enovid in the United States and as Enavid in the United Kingdom. Developed by Gregory Pincus at G. D. Searle & Company, it was first approved on June 10, 1957 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of menstrual disorders.[1] The FDA approved an additional indication for use as a contraceptive on June 23, 1960, though it only became leg...

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Mestranol + Norethindrone
  • Tablet: 0.05mg + 1mg
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