Alesse dosing
Your health care professional may begin your dose on the first day of your menstrual period (called Day-1 start) or on Sunday (called Sunday start). When you begin on a certain day it is important that you follow that schedule, even when you miss a dose . Do not change your schedule on your own . If the schedule that you have been put on is not convenient, check with your health care professional about changing schedules.
* For oral dosage forms (monophasic, biphasic, or triphasic tablets):
o For contraception:
+ Adults and teenagers:
# For the twenty-one-day cycle: Take 1 tablet a day for twenty-one days. Skip seven days. Then repeat the cycle.
# For the twenty-eight-day cycle: Take 1 tablet a day for twenty-eight days. Then repeat the cycle.
* For oral dosage forms (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol triphasic tablets and norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol triphasic tablets :
o To treat acne:
+ Adults and teenagers 15 years of age and over:
# For the twenty-one-day cycle: Take 1 tablet a day for twenty-one days. Skip seven days. Then repeat the cycle.
# For the twenty-eight-day cycle: Take 1 tablet a day for twenty-eight days. Then repeat the cycle.
+ Teenagers up to 15 years of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
