Generic name:levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol
Dosage form: tablets
Drug class:Contraceptives
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Mar 1, 2022.
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Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from combination oral contraceptive (COC) use. This risk increases with age, particularly in women over 35 years of age, and with the number of cigarettes smoked. For this reason, COCs, including Levora 0.15/30-28, are contraindicated in women who are over 35 years of age and smoke [see CONTRAINDICATIONS and WARNINGS (1)].
Levora Description
Levora® 0.15/30-28 (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets) is a combination oral contraceptive (COC) consisting of 21 white active tablets, each containing 0.15 mg of levonorgestrel, a synthetic progestin and 0.03 mg of ethinyl estradiol, an estrogen, and 7 peach inert tablets (without hormones).
The structural formulas for the active components are:
