ANSWER: a) it contains norgestimate
DESCRIPTION
Cilest contains ethinyl estradiol and norgestimate. It is a
contraceptive medicine. Cilest contains ethinyl estradiol which is similar to
estrogen and norgestimate which is similar to progesterone that are produced
naturally in the body.
Yasmin is also birth control pill containing ethinyl estradiol
and Drospirenone. Ethinyl estradiol is a
derivative of naturally occurring 17-βestradiol. Drospirenone is a steroidal
progestin used in some birth control pills.
These both are oral combined contraceptive pills available
as tablets, which is taken once daily for 21 days and is also contraindicated
in patients with venous thromboembolic disorder. Cilest differs from Yasmin in
the steroidal progestin that Cilest contains norgestimate whereas Yasmin contains
Drospirenone.
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