Tarina Fe 1/20

Ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone is a combination drug that contains female hormones that prevent ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary). This medication also causes changes in your cervical mucus and uterine lining, making it harder for sperm to reach the uterus and harder for a fertilized egg to attach to the uterus.

Ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone is used as contraception to prevent pregnancy.

Ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Do not use birth control pills if you are pregnant or if you have recently had a baby.

You should not take birth control pills if you have any of the following conditions: uncontrolled high blood pressure, heart disease, a blood-clotting disorder, circulation problems, diabetic problems with your eyes or kidneys, unusual vaginal bleeding, liver disease or liver cancer, severe migraine headaches, or if you have ever had breast or uterine cancer, jaundice caused by birth control pills, a heart attack, a stroke, or a blood clot.

Taking birth control pills can increase your risk of blood clots, stroke, or heart attack, especially if you have certain other conditions, or if you are overweight.

Smoking can increase your risk of blood clot, stroke, or heart attack while taking birth control pills. You should not take ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone if you smoke and are older than 35 years of age.

Taking birth control pills can increase your risk of blood clots, stroke, or heart attack. You are even more at risk if you have high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, or if you are overweight. Your risk of stroke or blood clot is highest during your first year of taking birth control pills. Your risk is also high when you restart birth control pills after not taking them for 4 weeks or longer.

Smoking can greatly increase your risk of blood clots, stroke, or heart attack. Your risk increases the older you are and the more you smoke. You should not take combination birth control pills if you smoke and are over 35 years old.

Do not use if you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant. Tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant, or if you miss two menstrual periods in a row. If you have recently had a baby, wait at least 4 weeks before taking birth control pills.

You should not take birth control pills if you have:

• untreated or uncontrolled high blood pressure;
• heart disease (coronary artery disease, uncontrolled heart valve disorder, history of heart attack, stroke, or blood clot);
• a blood-clotting disorder or circulation problems;
• problems with your eyes, kidneys or circulation caused by diabetes;
• a history of hormone-related cancer such as breast or uterine cancer;
• unusual vaginal bleeding that has not been checked by a doctor;
• liver disease or liver cancer;
• severe migraine headaches (with aura, numbness, weakness, or vision changes), especially if you are older than 35;
• a history of jaundice caused by pregnancy or birth control pills; or
• if you smoke and are over 35 years old.

To make sure birth control pills are safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:

• high blood pressure, varicose veins;
• high cholesterol or triglycerides, or if you are overweight;
• a history of depression;
• underactive thyroid;
• gallbladder disease;
• diabetes;
• seizures or epilepsy;
• a history of irregular menstrual cycles;
• tuberculosis; or
• a history of fibrocystic breast disease, lumps, nodules, or an abnormal mammogram.

The hormones in birth control pills can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. This medication may also slow breast milk production. Do not use if you are breast feeding a baby.

• It is used to prevent pregnancy.
• It is used to treat pimples (acne).
• It may be given to you for other reasons. Talk with the doctor.

Use Tarina Fe 1/20 (ethinyl estradiol, norethindrone, and ferrous fumarate) as ordered by your doctor. Read all information given to you. Follow all instructions closely.

• Follow how to use as you have been told by the doctor or read the package insert.
• Take this medicine at the same time of day.
• Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
• Do not skip doses, even if you do not have sex very often.
• If you throw up or have diarrhea, Tarina Fe 1/20 may not work as well to prevent pregnancy. Use an extra form of birth control, like condoms, until you check with your doctor.
• If you miss 2 periods in a row, take a pregnancy test before starting a new cycle.

What do I do if I miss a dose?

• If a dose is missed, check the package insert or call the doctor to find out what to do. If using this medicine to prevent pregnancy, another form of birth control may need to be used for some time to prevent pregnancy.

Tarina Fe 1/20 tablets are a progestogen-estrogen combination.

Tarina Fe 1/20 provide a continuous dosage regimen consisting of 21 oral contraceptive tablets and seven ferrous fumarate tablets. The ferrous fumarate tablets are present to facilitate ease of drug administration via a 28-day regimen, are non-hormonal, and do not serve any therapeutic purpose.

Each white to off-white tablet contains norethindrone acetate (19-Norpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 17-(acetyloxy)-, (17α) ), 1 mg; ethinyl estradiol 19-Norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3, 17-diol, (17α)- , 0.02 mg. Also contains lactose anhydrous, dl-α-tocopherol, compressible sugar, crosscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, povidone K-25, sodium lauryl sulphate.

The structural formulas are as follows:

Each brown tablet contains colloidal silicon dioxide, crosscarmellose sodium, ferrous fumarate, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone K-90.

An increased risk of the following serious adverse reactions has been associated with the use of oral contraceptives (see WARNINGS section):

• Thrombophlebitis
• Arterial thromboembolism
• Pulmonary embolism
• Myocardial infarction
• Cerebral hemorrhage
• Cerebral thrombosis
• Hypertension
• Gallbladder disease
• Hepatic adenomas or benign liver tumors

There is evidence of an association between the following conditions and the use of oral contraceptives, although additional confirmatory studies are needed:

• Mesenteric thrombosis
• Retinal thrombosis

The following adverse reactions have been reported in patients receiving oral contraceptives and are believed to be drug-related:

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Gastrointestinal symptoms (such as abdominal cramps and bloating)
• Breakthrough bleeding
• Spotting
• Change in menstrual flow
• Amenorrhea
• Temporary infertility after discontinuation of treatment
• Edema
• Melasma which may persist
• Breast changes: tenderness, enlargement, secretion
• Change in weight (increase or decrease)
• Change in cervical erosion and secretion
• Diminution in lactation when given immediately postpartum
• Cholestatic jaundice
• Migraine
• Rash (allergic)
• Mental depression
• Reduced tolerance to carbohydrates
• Vaginal candidiasis
• Change in corneal curvature (steepening)
• Intolerance to contact lenses

The following adverse reactions have been reported in users of oral contraceptives and the association has been neither confirmed nor refuted:

• Pre-menstrual syndrome
• Cataracts
• Changes in appetite
• Cystitis-like syndrome
• Headache
• Nervousness
• Dizziness
• Hirsutism
• Loss of scalp hair
• Erythema multiforme
• Erythema nodosum
• Hemorrhagic eruption
• Vaginitis
• Porphyria
• Impaired renal function
• Hemolytic uremic syndrome
• Budd-Chiari Syndrome
• Acne
• Changes in libido
• Colitis

Serious ill effects have not been reported following acute ingestion of large doses of oral contraceptives by young children. Overdosage may cause nausea, and withdrawal bleeding may occur in females.

NON-CONTRACEPTIVE HEALTH BENEFITS

The following non-contraceptive health benefits related to the use of oral contraceptives are supported by epidemiological studies which largely utilized oral contraceptive formulations containing estrogen doses exceeding 0.035 mg of ethinyl estradiol or 0.05 mg of mestranol (79 to 84).

Effects on menses:

• Increased menstrual cycle regularity.
• Decreased blood loss and decreased incidence of iron deficiency anemia.
• Decreased incidence of dysmenorrhea.

Effects related to inhibition of ovulation:

• Decreased incidence of functional ovarian cysts.
• Decreased incidence of ectopic pregnancies.

Effects from long-term use:

• Decreased incidence of fibroadenomas and fibrocystic disease of the breast.
• Decreased incidence of acute pelvic inflammatory disease.
• Decreased incidence of endometrial cancer.
• Decreased incidence of ovarian cancer

Tarina Fe® 1/20 (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets USP, 1 mg/0.02 mg and ferrous fumarate tablets, 75 mg) are packaged in a carton (NDC 50102-128-03) of three pouches (NDC 50102-128-01); each pouch contains a blister pack of 28 tablets. Each blister pack contains 21 white to off-white, round, flat-faced, unscored tablet debossed with 239 on one side and plain on the other side and 7 brown, round, flat-faced, unscored tablets debossed with 291 on one side and plain on the other side. Each brown tablet contains 75 mg ferrous fumarate.

Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F). [See USP Controlled Room Temperature.]

NDC 50102-128-03

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Tarina® Fe 1/20

Norethindrone Acetate and Ethinyl Estradiol

Tablets, USP and Ferrous Fumarate Tablets*

Each white to off-white tablet contains norethindrone acetate 1 mg and ethinyl estradiol 0.02 mg.

Each brown tablet contains ferrous fumarate USP, 75 mg.

Each blister pack contains 21 white to off-white tablets and 7 brown tablets.

* Ferrous fumarate tablets are not USP for dissolution and assay.

This product (like all oral contraceptives) is intended to prevent pregnancy. It does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases.

3 pouches, each pouch contains one blister pack of 28 tablets