Each Nordette package contains 21 white sugar coated tablets, each containing 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol and 0.15 mg levonorgestrel.
Ethinyl estradiol is a white to creamy white, odorless, crystalline powder. It is insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol, chloroform, ether, vegetable oils and aqueous solutions of alkali hydroxides.
Levonorgestrel is a white, crystalline powder that is very slightly soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and acetone and soluble in chloroform.