What are the ingredients in ORTHO-CYCLEN or ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN?

ORTHO-CYCLEN:

Active ingredients: Each blue pill contains norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol.

Inactive ingredients:

Blue pills: carnauba wax, croscarmellose sodium, FD & C Blue No. 2 Aluminum Lake, hypromellose, lactose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, purified water, and titanium dioxide.

Dark-green pills: FD & C Blue No. 2 Aluminum Lake, ferric oxide, lactose, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, pregelatinized corn starch, purified water, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, and titanium dioxide.

ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN:

Active ingredients: Each white, light-blue, and blue pill contains norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol.

Inactive ingredients:

White pills: carnauba wax, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, lactose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, purified water, and titanium dioxide.

Light-blue pills: carnauba wax, croscarmellose sodium, FD & C Blue No. 2 Aluminum Lake, hypromellose, lactose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, purified water, and titanium dioxide.

Blue pills: carnauba wax, croscarmellose sodium, FD & C Blue No. 2 Aluminum Lake, hypromellose, lactose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, purified water, and titanium dioxide.

Dark-green pills: FD & C Blue No. 2 Aluminum Lake, ferric oxide, lactose, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, pregelatinized corn starch, purified water, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, and titanium dioxide.
Instructions For Use ORTHO-CYCLEN [OR-tho sī-klin] ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN [OR-tho trī-sī-klin] (norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets

Important Information about taking ORTHO-CYCLEN or ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN

Take 1 pill every day at the same time. Take the pills in the order directed on your pill dispenser.
Do not skip your pills, even if you do not have sex often. If you miss pills (including starting the pack late) you could get pregnant. The more pills you miss, the more likely you are to get pregnant.
If you have trouble remembering to take ORTHO-CYCLEN or ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN, talk to your healthcare provider. When you first start taking ORTHO-CYCLEN or ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN, spotting or light bleeding in between your periods may occur. Contact your healthcare provider if this does not go away after a few months.
You may feel sick to your stomach (nauseous), especially during the first few months of taking ORTHO-CYCLEN or ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN. If you feel sick to your stomach, do not stop taking the pill. The problem will usually go away. If your nausea does not go away, call your healthcare provider.
Missing pills can also cause spotting or light bleeding, even when you take the missed pills later. On the days you take 2 pills to make up for missed pills (see What should I do if I miss any ORTHO-CYCLEN or ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN pills? below), you could also feel a little sick to your stomach.
It is not uncommon to miss a period. However, if you miss a period and have not taken ORTHO-CYCLEN or ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN according to directions, or miss 2 periods in a row, or feel like you may be pregnant, call your healthcare provider. If you have a positive pregnancy test, you should stop taking ORTHO-CYCLEN or ORTHO TRI-