This article describes Slynd’s dosage and strength and gives details on how to take it. You’ll also find information on cost savings and coupon options for Slynd. To learn more about Slynd, talk with your doctor.
Slynd is a brand-name medication that comes as an oral tablet. It isn’t available in a generic version. This article describes dosage of Slynd birth control pills.
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Form and strength of Slynd
Slynd comes as follows:
- Form: blister pack of 28 tablets that you take by swallowing
- 24 white (“active”) tablets that contain drospirenone*
- 4 green (“inactive”) tablets, which contain no active ingredient
- Strength: 4 milligrams (mg) of drospirenone, in active tablets only
* The active ingredient of Slynd is drospirenone, which is a type of hormone called a progestin. An active ingredient is what makes a drug work.
Dosage of Slynd
This article describes the recommended dosage for Slynd. The drugmaker provides these dosages.
Usual recommended dosage of Slynd in adults
Doctors prescribe a standard dosage of Slynd as a method of birth control in females.*
The dosage of Slynd is as follows:
- Dose: One tablet by mouth
- Frequency: once per day
You take a white (active) pill once daily for 24 days. You then take a green (inactive) pill once daily for 4 days to complete a 28-day cycle.
You should take Slynd at the same time every day. This helps keep a consistent amount of the drug in your body. And that can help the drug work more effectively.
Talk with your doctor or pharmacist about what to do if you miss or forget to take a dose of Slynd. You can also visit the Slynd website to learn more.
For tips on how to plan your daily doses of Slynd and avoid missing a dose, read this article. You could also try:
- downloading a reminder app on your phone
- setting an alarm
- putting a note where you’ll see it, such as on your calendar, bathroom mirror, or bedside table
* Sex and gender exist on spectrums. In this article, we use the term “female” to refer to a person’s sex assigned at birth.
Usual recommended dosage of Slynd in children
Doctors can prescribe Slynd as a method of birth control in females as young as age 12 years who have started having menstrual cycles.
The dosage and usage guidelines of Slynd for female children are the same as those described above for adult females.
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