Re: Norgeston - why 35 tablets in a pack?
Originally Posted by
Mr Pharm S 
Progestogen only pill ie no break, all other brands are 84 or of multiples of 28 so why has bayer decided to include 35 tablets in a pack? 5 weeks supply?
Is there any clinical reason for this does anyone know?
Maybe to cover a 35 day cycle in one packet, as cycle length can vary from female to female anyway.
But as you say, its continuous, so wouldn't matter.
Alternative explanation....
Its because 365/35 gives a repeating sequence of 142857 in the answer?
So whats the significance of 142857?
It looks cool on a calculator.
Interestingly it ends in 1, which you can wrap round to the first number after the decimal, which is 4.
It goes on forever then - continuous treatment.
Otherwise, I don't really know - never questioned it really.
Just musing in my lunch hour <g>
Last edited by Pharmanaut; 10th, February 2010 at 01:09 PM.
Reason: 142857
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