Tilia Fe

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Tilia Fe is indicated for the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use combined oral contraceptives as a method of contraception. Tilia Fe is indicated for the treatment of moderate acne vulgaris in females, ≥15 years of age, who have no known contraindications to combined oral contraceptive therapy, desire oral contraception, have achieved menarche, and are unresponsive to topical anti-acne medications. Tilia Fe should be used for the treatment of acne only if the patient desires a combined oral contraceptive for birth control and plans to stay on it for at least 6 months. Combined oral contraceptives are highly effective for pregnancy prevention. Table 2 lists the typical accidental pregnancy rates for users of combination oral contraceptives and other methods of contraception. The efficacy of these contraceptive methods, except sterilization, depends upon the reliability with which they are used. Correct and consistent use of methods can result in lower failure rates. Table 2. Percentage of Women Experiencing an Unintended Pregnancy During the First Year of Typical Use and the First Year of Perfect Use of Contraception and the Percentage Continuing Use at the End of the First Year. United States. % of Women Experiencing an Unintended Pregnancy within the First Year of Use % of Women Continuing Use at One Year 3 Method Typical Use 1 Perfect Use 2 (1) (2) (3) (4) Chance 4 85 85 Spermicides 5 26 6 40 Periodic Abstinence 25 63 Calendar 9 Ovulation Method 3 Symptothermal 6 2 Post-ovulation 1 Cap 7 Parous Women 40 26 42 Nulliparous Women 20 9 56 Sponge Parous Women 40 20 42 Nulliparous Women 20 9 56 Diaphragm 7 20 6 56 Withdrawal 19 4 Condom 8 Female (Reality) 21 5 56 Male 14 3 61 Pill 5 71 Progestin only 0.5 Combined 0.1 IUD Progesterone T 2.0 1.5 81 Copper T380A 0.8 0.6 78 LNG 20 0.1 0.1 81 Depo-Provera ® 0.3 0.3 70 Norplant ® and Norplant-2 ® 0.05 0.05 88 Female Sterilization 0.5 0.5 100 Male Sterilization 0.15 0.10 100 Emergency Contraceptives Pills: Treatment initiated within 72 hours after unprotected intercourse reduces the risk of pregnancy by at least 75% 9 . Lactational Amenorrhea Method: LAM is a highly effective, temporary method of contraception. 10 Source: Trussell J, The Essentials of Contraception. In Hatcher RA, Trussell J, Stewart F, Cates W, Stewart GK, Kowel D, Guest F, Contraceptive Technology : Seventeenth Revised Edition. New York NY: Irvington Publishers, 1998. 1 Among typical couples who initiate use of a method (not necessarily for the first time), the percentage who experience an accidental pregnancy during the first year if they do not stop use for any other reason. 2 Among couples who initiate use of a method (not necessarily for the first time) and who use it perfectly (both consistently and correctly), the percentage who experience an accidental pregnancy during the first year if they do not stop use for any other reason. 3 Among couples attempting to avoid pregnancy, the percentage who continue to use a method for 1 year. 4 The percentages becoming pregnant in columns (2) and (3) are based on data from populations where contraception is not used and from women who cease using contraception in order to become pregnant. Among such populations, about 89% become pregnant within one year. This estimate was lowered slightly (to 85%) to represent the percent who would become pregnant within one year among women now relying on reversible methods of contraception if they abandoned contraception altogether. 5 Foams, creams, gels, vaginal suppositories, and vaginal film. 6 Cervical mucus (ovulation) method supplemented by calendar in the pre-ovulatory and basal body temperature in the post-ovulatory phases. 7 With spermicidal cream or jelly. 8 Without spermicides. 9 The treatment schedule is one dose within 72 hours after unprotected intercourse, and a second dose 12 hours after the first dose. The Food and Drug Administration has declared the following brands of combined oral c …

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION The tablet dispenser has been designed to make Tilia Fe dosing as easy and as convenient as possible. The tablets are arranged in four rows of seven tablets each, with the days of the week appearing on the tablet dispenser above the first row of tablets. Note: Each tablet dispenser has been preprinted with the days of the week, starting with Sunday, to facilitate a Sunday-Start regimen. Six different day label stickers have been provided with the Detailed Patient & Brief Summary Patient Package Insert in order to accommodate a Day-1 Start regimen. If the patient is using the Day-1 Start regimen, she should place the self-adhesive day label sticker that corresponds to her starting day over the preprinted days. Important: The patient should be instructed to use an additional method of protection until after the first week of administration in the initial cycle when utilizing the Sunday-Start regimen. The possibility of ovulation and conception prior to initiation of use should be considered. Dosage and Administration for 28-Day Dosage Regimen To achieve maximum contraceptive effectiveness, Tilia Fe should be taken exactly as directed and at intervals not exceeding 24 hours. Tilia Fe provides a continuous administration regimen consisting of 21 active tablets (pale yellow, light yellow and light brown) and seven brown non-hormone containing tablets of ferrous fumarate. The ferrous fumarate tablets are present to facilitate ease of drug administration via a 28-day regimen and do not serve any therapeutic purpose. There is no need for the patient to count days between cycles because there are no "off-tablet days." A. Sunday-Start Regimen: The patient begins taking the first pale yellow tablet from the top row of the dispenser (labeled Sunday) on the first Sunday after menstrual flow begins. When menstrual flow begins on Sunday, the first pale yellow is taken on the same day. The patient takes one active tablet daily for 21 days. The last light brown tablet in the dispenser will be taken on a Saturday. Upon completion of all 21 active tablets, and without interruption, the patient takes one brown tablet daily for 7 days. Upon completion of this first course of tablets, the patient begins a second course of 28-day tablets, without interruption, the next day (Sunday), starting with the Sunday active tablet in the top row. Adhering to this regimen of one active tablet daily for 21 days, followed without interruption by one brown tablet daily for 7 days, the patient will start all subsequent cycles on a Sunday. B. Day-1 Start Regimen: The first day of menstrual flow is Day 1. The patient places the self adhesive day label sticker that corresponds to her starting day over the preprinted days on the tablet dispenser. She starts taking one active tablet daily, beginning with the first active tablet in the top row. After the last active tablet (at the end of the third row) has been taken, the patient will then take the brown tablets for a week (7 days). For all subsequent cycles, the patient begins a new 28 tablet regimen on the eighth day after taking her last active tablet, again starting with the first tablet in the top row after placing the appropriate day label sticker over the preprinted days on the tablet dispenser. Following this regimen of 21 active tablets and 7 brown tablets, the patient will start all subsequent cycles on the same day of the week as the first course. Tablets should be taken regularly at the same time each day and can be taken without regard to meals. It should be stressed that efficacy of medication depends on strict adherence to the dosage schedule. Special Notes on Administration Menstruation usually begins two or three days, but may begin as late as the fourth or fifth day, after the brown tablets have been started. In any event, the next course of tablets should be started without interruption. If spotting occurs while the patient is taking active tablets, continue medication withou …

CONTRAINDICATIONS Combined oral contraceptives should not be used in women who currently have the following: • A high risk of arterial or venous thrombotic diseases. Examples include women who are known to: • Smoke, if over age 35 • Have cerebrovascular disease • Have coronary artery disease • Have current or history of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism • Have thrombogenic valvular or thrombogenic rhythm diseases of the heart • Have inherited or acquired hypercoagulopathies • Have uncontrolled hypertension or hypertension with vascular disease • Have headaches with focal neurological symptoms, migraine headaches with aura, or over age 35 with any migraine headaches • Have diabetes mellitus and are over age 35, diabetes mellitus with hypertension or with vascular disease or end-organ damage, or diabetes mellitus of > 20 years duration • Current diagnosis of, or history of, breast cancer, which may be hormone-sensitive • Undiagnosed abnormal genital bleeding • Cholestatic jaundice of pregnancy or jaundice with prior pill use • Hepatic adenomas or carcinomas • Known or suspected pregnancy • Are receiving Hepatitis C drug combinations containing ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir, with or without dasabuvir, due to the potential for ALT elevations (see WARNINGS , RISK OF LIVER ENZYME ELEVATIONS WITH CONCOMITANT HEPATITIS C TREATMENT ).

ADVERSE REACTIONS Post Marketing Experience Five studies that compared breast cancer risk between ever-users (current or past use) of COCs and never-users of COCs reported no association between ever use of COCs and breast cancer risk, with effect estimates ranging from 0.90 - 1.12 (Figure 4). Three studies compared breast cancer risk between current or recent COC users (<6 months since last use) and never users of COCs (Figure 4). One of these studies reported no association between breast cancer risk and COC use. The other two studies found an increased relative risk of 1.19 - 1.33 with current or recent use. Both of these studies found an increased risk of breast cancer with current use of longer duration, with relative risks ranging from 1.03 with less than one year of COC use to approximately 1.4 with more than 8-10 years of COC use. RR = relative risk; OR = odds ratio; HR = hazard ratio. “ever COC” are females with current or past COC use; “never COC use” are females that never used COCs. 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 combined oral contraceptives, although additional confirmatory studies are needed: • Mesenteric thrombosis • Retinal thrombosis The following adverse reactions have been reported in patients receiving combined 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 • Mood swings • 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 combined 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 fig4

DESCRIPTION Tilia Fe is a graduated estrophasic combined oral contraceptive providing estrogen in a graduated sequence over a 21-day period with a constant dose of progestogen. Tilia Fe provides for 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 pale yellow tablet contains 1 mg norethindrone acetate [(17 alpha)-17-(acetyloxy)-19-norpregna-4-en-20-yn-3-one] and 20 mcg ethinyl estradiol [(17 alpha)-19-norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol]; each light yellow tablet contains 1 mg norethindrone acetate and 30 mcg ethinyl estradiol; and each light brown tablet contains 1mg norethindrone acetate and 35mcg ethinyl estradiol. Each pale yellow tablet contains 1 mg norethindrone acetate and 20 mcg ethinyl estradiol.Each pale yellow tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: Ethyl Cellulose, Hypromellose, Lactose Monohydrate, Pregelatinized Starch, Magnesium Stearate, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Titanium Dioxide ,Talc, Macrogol/Polyethylene Glycol, Lecithin (Soya),D&C Yellow #10 Aluminum Lake, FD&C Blue #2 Aluminum Lake, FD&C Yellow #6 Aluminum Lake. Each light yellow tablet contains 1 mg norethindrone acetate and 30 mcg ethinyl estradiol. Each light yellow tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: Ethyl Cellulose, Hypromellose, Lactose Monohydrate, Pregelatinized Starch, Magnesium Stearate, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Titanium Dioxide , Talc , Macrogol/Polyethylene Glycol, Lecithin (Soya), D&C Yellow #10 Aluminum Lake, Iron Oxide Yellow, FD&C Yellow #6 Aluminum Lake, FD&C Blue #2 Aluminum Lake. Each light brown tablet contains 1 mg norethindrone acetate and 35 mcg ethinyl estradiol. Each light brown tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: Ethyl Cellulose, Hypromellose, Lactose Monohydrate, Pregelatinized Starch, Magnesium Stearate, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Titanium Dioxide,Talc , Macrogol/Polyethylene Glycol, Lecithin (Soya), Iron Oxide Yellow, Iron Oxide Red, Iron Oxide Black. The structural formulas are as follows: Each brown tablet contains: Ferrous Fumarate, Micro-crystalline Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Crospovidone, Magnesium Stearate, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Iron Oxide Yellow, Talc, Polyethylene Glycol 3350, Iron Oxide Red, Lecithin (Soya), Iron Oxide Black. Each Tilia Fe tablet dispenser contains five pale yellow tablets, seven light yellow tablets, nine light brown tablets, and seven brown tablets. These tablets are to be taken in the following order: one pale yellow tablet each day for five days, then one light yellow tablet each day for seven days, followed by one light brown tablet each day for nine days, and then one brown tablet each day for seven days. structure

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

HOW SUPPLIED Tilia Fe (Norethindrone Acetate and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP and Ferrous Fumarate Tablets) contain five pale yellow tablets, seven light yellow tablets, nine light brown tablets and seven brown tablets in a blister card (NDC 51862-896-01) within a plastic dispenser. Each of the five pale yellow, biconvex, round tablets (debossed with "H2" on one side) contain 1 mg of norethindrone acetate and 20 mcg of ethinyl estradiol. The next seven light yellow, biconvex, round tablets (debossed with "H3" on one side) contain 1 mg of norethindrone acetate and 30 mcg of ethinyl estradiol. The next nine light brown, biconvex, round tablets (debossed with "H4" on one side) contain 1 mg of norethindrone acetate and 35 mcg of ethinyl estradiol. The last seven brown, biconvex, round tablets (debossed with "F" on one side and " N " on the other side) each contains 75 mg ferrous fumarate. Tilia Fe Tablets are available in the following configurations: Carton of 1 compact NDC 51862-896-02 Carton of 3 compacts NDC 51862-896-03 Carton of 6 compacts NDC 51862-896-06 Store at 20°C to 25°C (68°F to 77°F). [See USP Controlled Room Temperature]. Protect from light. Keep this drug and all drugs out of the reach of children. Rx Only. REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST