Terms of use

Acceptance of Terms
Welcome to Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Web sites (the "Sites"). These Terms of Use constitute an Agreement ("Agreement") between Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Duramed"), and you ("You" or "User"). By accessing and using Duramed's Web sites, you agree to the following terms of use and any amendments in effect at the time of your visit. This Agreement expressly incorporates by reference and includes Duramed's Privacy Policy, Legal Notices, and any guidelines, rules or disclaimers that may be posted and updated on specific Duramed Web pages. You understand that your right to use the Sites is derived solely from, and is expressly limited by, this Agreement.


Duramed reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use from time to time. We encourage you to review these Terms of Use upon each visit to the Sites because any changes will be binding on you.


Information Provided on the Site
PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL BEFORE USING ANY PRODUCT DISCUSSED HERE OR WITHIN ANY OF OUR OTHER WEB SITES. Promptly see a qualified healthcare professional if you have, or suspect that you have, a medical condition. This site may contain information related to various health, medical, and fitness conditions and their treatment. However, we do not offer individualized medical diagnosis or patient-specific treatment advice. You should not use the information contained herein for diagnosing or treating a medical condition or disease. You should always consult a qualified healthcare professional before initiating use of any medicine or other treatment. Only a qualified healthcare professional can determine if a product described here, or within any of our other Web sites, would be appropriate for you to use. Your qualified healthcare professional is in the best position to discuss with you the risks and benefits of any treatment, including prescription drugs, specific to your own medical condition.


Duramed provides the Sites and the Information available on the Sites (hereinafter referred to as "Information") for the convenience of its users. This Information is presented in good faith and is believed to be correct. DURAMED MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY INFORMATION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Information is supplied on the condition that the persons receiving the Information will make their own determinations as to its suitability.


Information provided on the Sites may only be used, copied or distributed in unmodified form for informational purposes and without responsibility on the part of Duramed.


Duramed's Web Sites' Content
Duramed's Web sites are owned by Duramed, and all rights are exclusively reserved to Duramed. You acknowledge that the Sites may contain Information, communications, software, photos, text, video, graphics, music, sounds, images, and other material ("Content"), which are provided by Duramed. You agree and acknowledge that the Content and its use or the use of these Sites are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws, that these rights are valid and protected in all media now existing or later developed, and that except as specifically provided in this Agreement, your use of the Content shall be governed and constrained by applicable copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. In addition, the Sites are protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to U.S. Copyright laws, international conventions, and other copyright laws. Except as set forth in this Agreement, you may not modify, adapt, translate, exhibit, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, reverse engineer, decompile or dissemble, or in any way exploit, any of the Content, materials or Sites, in whole or in part. Duramed reserves the right to add, change or delete Web site Content, without notice, at its sole discretion.


Links
Duramed may provide links to third-party Web sites. These links are provided only as a convenience. Linked Web sites are not reviewed, controlled or examined by Duramed and Duramed is not responsible for the information, advertising, products, resources or other material, of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Duramed. In addition, please be aware that your use of any linked site is subject to the terms and conditions applicable to that site. Please direct any questions regarding linked sites to the Webmaster of that site.


Disclaimer
YOUR USE OF THESE SITES, THE CONTENT, AND THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SITES IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK AND IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. DURAMED EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER GUARANTEES, WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WHETHER ARISING UNDER ANY STATUTE, LAW, COMMERCIAL USAGE OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.


Limitation of Liability
In no event shall Duramed or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates, be liable, directly or indirectly, to anyone for any claims, losses or damages, direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential, including, without limitation, loss of profits, resulting from or occasioned by the creation, use or reliance of or on its Sites or any third-party Web sites or the information, advertising, products, resources or material accessed through any such Web sites, regardless of the nature or cause of any such damages or losses and whether or not a claim thereof is based in contract, tort, negligence or otherwise.


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.