Advice
Recommended for restricted use within NHS Scotland.
RECOMMENDATION
Desogestrel is now available as a progestogen-only contraceptive pill (POP), which has been shown to inhibit ovulation to a substantially greater extent than other POPs. Its use should be restricted to those individuals who cannot tolerate oestrogen containing contraceptives or in whom those preparations are contraindicated.
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Medicine details
- Medicine name:
- Desogestrel (Cerazette®)
- SMC ID:
- 36/03
- Indication:
- Contraception
- Pharmaceutical company
- Organon Laboratories Ltd
- BNF chapter
- Obstetrics, gynaecology, and urinary-tract disorders
- Submission type
- Resubmission
- Status
- Restricted
- Date advice published
- 08 September 2003