Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Contraceptives classification


A) FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVE DRUGS

1) Oral Contraceptive Pills
a)Combined pill (fixed doses of estrogen & progesterone)

Norgestrel+Ethinyl Estradiol
Levonorgestrel+Ethinyl Estradiol
Desogestrel+Ethinyl Estradiol

b)Phased Pill (contains varied doses of estrogen progesterone in a phased manner)
Levonorgestrel(50/75/125)+Ethinyl Estradiol(30/40/30)
c) Minipill (progesterone only regsimen)

Norethindrone
Norgestrel

d) Post-coital/ morning after pill/ emergency pill

Levonorgestrel (72 hours)
Ulipristal (120 hours)

e) Non steroidal estrogen antagonist
Centchroman/ormeloxifene
2) Injectable Contraceptives

a) Norethindrone (NEE)
b) Depot Medroxyprogestrone acetate (DMPA)
c) Medroxyprogestrone acetate + estradiol cypionate

3) Subdermal Implants

a) Norplant (Levonorgestrel) 
b) Implanon (3-keto desogestrel)


B) MALE CONTRACEPTIVE DRUGS

Gossypol
Androgens
Anti-androgens
Cytotoxic drugs

 

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