About Mircette®

What is the Mircette regimen?

Many women take birth control pills that have 3 weeks of “active pills” and 7 days of placebo or inactive pills. Women who take Mircette® take 1 active pill every day for 3 weeks followed by just 2 days of placebo (inactive) pills and 5 additional days of low-dose estrogen pills.


Taking Mircette® at the same time every day, without missing any pills, is the best way to maximize pregnancy protection and minimize breakthrough bleeding. In fact, Mircette® is ≥99% effective when taken properly.

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Mircette® is greater or equal99% effective when taken properly. If you are a Sunday start patient, it is necessary to use another method of birth control as a back-up method if you have sex anytime from the Sunday you start your first pack until the next Sunday (7 days). Condoms, foam, or the sponge are good back-up methods of birth control.

This information is intended for patients

Important Safety Information

Each package contains 21 tablets of 0.15 mg desogestrel and 20 mcg ethinyl estradiol (EE), 2 placebo tablets, and 5 tablets of 10 mcg EE.

Mircette® tablets are indicated for the prevention of pregnancy.

Like other birth control pills, MircetteRegistered Trademark has serious risks, which can be life threatening. They include blood clots, stroke, and heart attack. Smoking increases these risks, especially if you are over 35, so Pill users should not smoke.

Some women should not take the Pill, including women who have blood clots, certain cancers, a history of heart attack or stroke, as well as those who could be pregnant. The Pill does not protect against HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Mircette® and Duramed® are registered trademarks of Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ClubCette™ is a trademark of Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Duramed is a subsidiary of Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The site is intended for residents of the United States only.