Junel 1.5/30 Dosage

Your medication might look different and have slightly different directions depending on which branded generic your provider prescribes. Please take the medication as instructed by your provider. In general:

Junel 1.5/30 (and its branded generics) comes in a 21-day pack. Each tablet contains 1.5 mg norethindrone acetate and 30 mcg ethinyl estradiol.

• The typical dose is to take 1 tablet by mouth daily for 21 days, followed by 7 days off (not taking any tablets).

Junel Fe 1.5/30 (and its branded generics) comes in a 28-day pack. There are 21 active tablets and they each contain 1.5 mg norethindrone acetate and 30 mcg ethinyl estradiol. There are 7 placebo tablets and they each contains 75 mg of ferrous fumarate.

• The typical dose is to take 1 active tablet by mouth daily for 21 days, followed by 1 placebo tablet daily for the remaining 7 days.