On the reverse side of the Diane pack is a small silver section and a larger beige section.  Start taking a tablet from the silver section on the first day of your menstrual cycle, matching the day that the cycle starts.  Continue with the tablets daily until the tablets are finished (28 days).  Start a new pack when the old one is completed, irrespective of when the next cycle starts.  The start of the cycle is only important the first time you take Diane.  During ingestion of subsequent packs of Diane, a withdrawal bleed usually takes place somewhere along the silver section.  Diane results in the periods becoming quite regular.

Instructions on how to take Diane and Androcur 10mg

Start the Diane as above, on the silver section.  The first day that the Diane is taken is regarded as Day 1.  Start the Androcur 10mg on Day 5 on the Diane pack, matching the days on the two packs.   As there are 15 tablets in the Androcur pack, the tablets are taken from Day 5 to Day 19.  Thereafter, continue and complete the Diane.  Start a new pack of Diane when the old one finishes.  Again from Day 5 to Day 19, take the Androcur.

Instructions on how to take Diane and Androcur 50mg

As above, except that the Androcur 50mg is taken from Day 5 to Day 14 (10 tablets in total).

Generics

Diane is available in two generic formulations:  Minerva (Schering) and Ginette (Cipla Medpro).

Androcur 50mg is available in one generic formulation:  Cipla Cyproterone Acetate 50mg.

Yaz

Recently, a new oral contraceptive has been launched for use in moderate acne.  It is a combination of drospirenone & ethinyl estradiol.  To read more about this pill click here.

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