PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATION OF ETHINYLESTRADIOL AND DROSPIRENONE FOR USE AS A CONTRACEPTIVE

摘要

A pharmaceutical composition comprises, as a first active agent, 6 beta , 7 beta ; 15 beta , 16 beta -dimethylene-3-oxo-17 alpha -pregn-4-ene-21,17-carbolactone (drospirenone) in an amount corresponding to a daily dosage, on administration of the composition, of from about 2 mg to about 4 mg, and, as a second active agent, 17 alpha -ethinylestradiol (ethinylestradiol) in an amount corresponding to a daily dosage of from about 0.01 mg to about 0.05 mg, together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients. In a specific embodiment, the composition consists of a number of separately packaged and individually removable daily dosage units placed in a packaging unit and intended for oral administration for a period of at least 21 consecutive days, wherein said daily dosage units comprise the combination of drospirenone and ethinylestradiol. The composition may further comprise 7 or less daily dosage units containing no active agent or containing ethinylestradiol alone.