Home | About the eMC | Help | Mobile
eMC - trusted, up to date and comprehensive information about medicines
Link to eMC medicine guides website
eMC homepage
Advanced search
Get Medicines Compendium UK app here

Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
Hertford Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 9BU
Telephone: +44 (0)1992 467 272
Fax: +44 (0)1992 479 292
Medical Information e-mail: medicalinformationuk@merck.com

Before you contact this company: often several companies will market medicines with the same active ingredient. Please check that this is the correct company before contacting them. Why?
Patient Information Leaflet last updated on the eMC: 07/02/2012
PIL Marvelon

When a pharmaceutical company changes an SPC or PIL, a new version is published on the eMC. For each version, we show the dates it was published on the eMC and the reasons for change.

Updated on 07/02/2012 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 16/12/2010 and displayed until 07/02/2012
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
Updated on 27/01/2010 and displayed until 16/12/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change due to user-testing of patient information
Updated on 14/05/2008 and displayed until 27/01/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Transfer to upgraded management system
Updated on 02/11/2007 and displayed until 14/05/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
Updated on 18/09/2006 and displayed until 02/11/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to drug interactions
Updated on 22/03/2001 and displayed until 18/09/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied
Updated on 03/02/2000 and displayed until 22/03/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
  ethinylestradiol
  desogestrel