United Kingdom· GB-APID-22214911000001101
Mercilon 150microgram/20microgram tablets
A medicinal product containing ethinylestradiol + desogestrel, registered in United Kingdom by Waymade Healthcare Plc.
Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
The record
At a glance
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Ethinylestradiol + Desogestrel
- Manufacturer
- Waymade Healthcare Plc
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- —
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- September 13, 2026
Packs & prices · 0
No packs listed by the register for this record.
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Ethinylestradiol + desogestrel in 12 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- CzechiaADELEHeaton k.s., Praha
- PolandMarvelonDelfarma Sp. z o.o.
- FinlandBenidetteActavis Group PTC ehf
- SpainAIDESSIA 0,15 MG/ 0,02 MG COMPRIMIDOS EFGLaboratorios Cinfa S.A.
- NetherlandsBryoronna 28 150/30 microgram, filmomhulde tablettenLaboratorios Leon Farma, S.A.
- GermanyAurodes-Ee 20Eugia Pharma (Malta) Limited
- SwitzerlandDesoren 20, FilmtablettenGedeon Richter (Schweiz) AG
- FranceDESOBEL 150 microgrammes/20 microgrammes, compriméEFFIK
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 27 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Desofemine, Desogestrel/Ethinylestradiol Effik
- Belgium · Desogeffik, Desolina 20
- Bulgaria · Марвелон, Регулон
- Cyprus · Gracial
- Czechia · Adele, Gracial
- Germany · Aurodes-Ee 20, Aurodes-Ee 30
- Denmark · Daisynelle, Denise
- Estonia · Novynette, Regulon
- Spain · Aidessia, Bemasive
- Finland · Daisynelle, Mercilon
- France · Desobel, Desogestrel / Ethinylestradiol Viatris
- Greece · Gracial, Laurina
- Croatia · Novynette
- Hungary · Gracial, Laurina
- Ireland · Gedarel, Gedarel Extra
- Iceland · Mercilon
- Italy · Gracial, Lucille
- Lithuania · Desogestrel/Ethinylestradiol Adalvo, Novynette
- Luxembourg · Desolina 20, Desolina 30
- Latvia · Novynette, Regulon
- Malta · Adele, Mercilon
- Netherlands · Desogestrel/Ethinylestradiol Eugia, Desogestrel/Ethinylestradiol Xiromed
- Poland · Marvelon, Mercilon
- Portugal · Desogestrel + Etinilestradiol Stallpharma, Destrel
- Romania · Laurina, Marvelon 21
- Sweden · Desolett
- Slovakia · Adele, Mercilon
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/df88432c-97ce-4de7-a67b-77431cbc1ec8 GET /v1/drugs/df88432c-97ce-4de7-a67b-77431cbc1ec8?format=fhir
Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.
{
"apid": "22214911000001101",
"desc": "Mercilon 150microgram/20microgram tablets (Waymade Healthcare Plc)",
"form": "Oral tablet",
"vpid": "41876511000001101",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "775493004",
"strength": "150 microgram",
"substance": "Ethinylestradiol + Desogestrel",
"ingredient": "Desogestrel",
"supplier_code": "2091401000001103"
}See everything about ethinylestradiol + desogestrel.
This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.