item details
NameFemodene 28 contraceptive pill
ProductionSchering AG; manufacturer(s); 2001; Germany
Classificationoral contraceptives, personalia
Materialscardboard, foil, plastic
DimensionsOverall: 150mm (width), 55mm (height), 15mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH022323
Credit lineGift of Dame Margaret Sparrow, 2011
Overview
Femodene is a combined oral contraceptive pill, taken by mouth to inhibit fertility.
The contraceptive pill arrived in New Zealand in 1961, and is still the most popular contraceptive for New Zealand women.
Pharmaceutical companies sometimes market their products with feminine imagery. In this case, a woman is leaping, supposedly in freedom from unwanted pregnancy.