For more information about Cimizt®, please click here for the prescribing information.
Cimizt® – A low cost,1—3 bioequivalent alternative to Marvelon®4,5
- Cimizt® is a monophasic combined oral contraceptive (COC), pill which contains 150 mcg desogestrel and 30 mcg ethinylestradiol3
- Cimizt® contains the same active ingredients and has demonstrated bioequivalence to Marvelon®, therefore, following appropriate patient assessment and review, it may be prescribed in place of Marvelon®3—6
- Each pack of Cimizt® contains 3 x blister strips of 21 tablets for 3 cycles of contraceptive cover7
References
- UK drug tariff (Accessed April 2024)
- NHS dm+d. Actual Medicinal Product (AMP) Marvelon tablets (DE Pharmaceuticals). Available at: https://dmd-browser.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/amp/view/8224 (accessed January 2024);
- NHS dm+d. Actual Medicinal Product (AMP) Cimizt 30microgram/150microgram tablets (Morningside Healthcare Ltd). Available at: https://dmd-browser.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/amp/view/80894 (accessed January 2024);
- MHRA. UK PAR Cimizt 150 microgram/30 microgram tablets. Available at: https://mhraproductsproduction.blob.core.windows.net/docs/4a1ca9185731e16b811c8e44107621fcb279801e (accessed January 2024);
- Netherlands Medicines Evaluation Board. Public Assessment Report Desogestrel/Ethinylestradiol Famy 150/20 and 150/30 microgram tablets. August 2012. Available at: https://www.geneesmiddeleninformatiebank.nl/Pars/h108164.pdf (accessed January 2024);
- Organon Pharma (UK) Ltd. Marvelon Tablets. Summary of Product Characteristics. Available at: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/1359 (accessed January 2024);
- NHS dm+d. Actual Medicinal Product Pack (AMPP) Cimizt 30microgram/150microgram tablets (Morningside Healthcare Ltd) 63 tablet 3 x 21 tablets. Available at: https://dmd-browser.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/ampp/view/97502 (accessed January 2024).
Marvelon® chosen as a comparator as it is the license reference product for Cimizt®.4,5