Blisovi 24 Fe Dosage
Generic name: ETHINYL ESTRADIOL 0.02mg, NORETHINDRONE ACETATE 1mg;
Dosage form: tablets
Drug class: Contraceptives
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on May 8, 2025.
How to Start Blisovi 24 Fe
Blisovi 24 Fe is dispensed in a blister card. Blisovi 24 Fe may be started using either a Day 1 start or a Sunday start (see Table 1). For the first cycle of a Sunday Start regimen, an additional method of contraception must be used until after the first 7 consecutive days of administration.
How to Take Blisovi 24 Fe
Table 1: Instructions for Administration of Blisovi 24 Fe
| Starting COCs in women not currently using hormonal contraception (Day 1 Start or Sunday Start) |
Day 1 Start: ● Take first white active tablet without regard to meals on the first day of menses. |
| Important: Consider the possibility of ovulation and conception prior to initiation of this product. |
● Take subsequent active tablets once daily at the same time each day for a total of 24 days. |
| Tablet Color: ● Blisovi 24 Fe active tablets are white (Day 1 to Day 24). |
● Take one brown inactive tablet daily for 4 days and at the same time of day that active tablets were taken. |
| ● Blisovi 24 Fe inactive tablets are brown (Day 25 to Day 28). |
● Begin each subsequent pack on the same day of the week as the first cycle pack (i.e., on the day after taking the last inactive tablet). |
| Sunday Start: For each 28-day course, take in the following order: |
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| ● Take the white active tablet without regard to meals on the first Sunday after the onset of menses. Due to the potential risk of becoming pregnant, use additional non- hormonal contraception (such as condoms and spermicide) for the first 7 days of the patient's first cycle pack of Blisovi 24 Fe. |
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| ● Take subsequent active tablets once daily at the same time each day for a total of 24 days. |
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| ● Take one brown tablet (ferrous fumarate) daily for the following 4 days and at the same time of day that active tablets were taken. A scheduled period should occur during the 4 days that the brown tablets are taken. |
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| ● Begin each subsequent pack on the same day of the week as the first cycle pack (i.e., on the Sunday after taking the last inactive tablet) and additional non-hormonal contraceptive is not needed. |
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| Switching to Blisovi 24 Fe from another oral contraceptive |
Start on the same day that a new pack of the previous oral contraceptive would have started. |
| S w itching from another contraceptive method to Blisovi 24 Fe |
Start Blisovi 24 Fe: |
| ● Transdermal patch |
● On the day when next application would have been scheduled. |
| ● Vaginal ring |
● On the day when next insertion would have been scheduled |
| ● Injection |
● On the day when next injection would have been scheduled |
| ● Intrauterine contraceptive |
● On the day of removal |
| ● If the IUD is not removed on first day of the patient's menstrual cycle, additional non-hormonal contraceptive (such as condoms and spermicide) is needed for the first seven days of the first cycle pack. |
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| ● Implant |
● On the day of removal |
Starting Blisovi 24 Fe after Abortion or Miscarriage
First-trimester:
- After a first-trimester abortion or miscarriage, Blisovi 24 Fe may be started immediately. An additional method of contraception is not needed if Blisovi 24 Fe is started immediately.
- If Blisovi 24 Fe is not started within 5 days after termination of the pregnancy, the patient must use additional non-hormonal contraception (such as condoms and spermicide) for the first 7 days of her first 28-day course of Blisovi 24 Fe.
- Do not start until 4 weeks after a second-trimester abortion or miscarriage, due to the increased risk of thromboembolic disease. Start Blisovi 24 Fe following the instructions in Table 1 for Sunday start. Use additional non-hormonal contraception (such as condoms and spermicide) for the first 7 days of the patient's first 28-day course of Blisovi 24 Fe.
Missed Tablets
| ● If one active tablet is missed in Weeks 1, 2 or 3 |
Take the tablet as soon as possible. Take the next pill at the regular time and continue taking one tablet a day until the pack is finished. Back-up contraception is not needed |
| ● If two consecutive active tablets are missed in Week 1 or Week 2 |
Take the two missed tablets as soon as possible and the next two active tablets the next day. Continue taking one tablet a day until the pack is finished. Additional non-hormonal contraception (such as condoms and spermicide) must be used as back-up if the patient has sex within 7 days after missing tablets . |
| ● If two consecutive active tablets are missed in Week 3 or Week 4 or three or more consecutive active tablets are missed at any time |
Day 1 Start : Throw out the rest of the pack and start a new pack that same day. Sunday Start : Continue taking one tablet a day until Sunday, then throw out the rest of the pack and start a new pack that same day. Additional non-hormonal contraception (such as condoms and spermicide) must be used as back-up if the patient has sex within 7 days after missing 3 tablets. |
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