A method of producing pharmaceutical dosage units for oral administration comprising a progestagenic compound which perorally exelis progestagenic activity equivalent to that of the progestagen desogesn'el, the method comprising: (i) dissolving the progestagenic compound in an 'Organic solvent to form a solution; (ii) mixing the resulting solution comprising the progestogenic compound with a carrier; (iii) optionally granulating the resulting mixture; (iv) drying the mixture; (v) admixing the mixture with excipients; and (i) turning the resulting mixture into dosage units characterized in that the progestagenic compound is etonogestrel Velperweg 76, NL-6824 BM Arnhem Netherlands AKZO NOBEL N.V. 2650/CHENP/2004 A 2650/CHENP/2004 INDIA 2009-03-20T11:22:47Z 2007-03-02 2004-11-24 317970 2003-05-22 PCT/EP2003/050189 A61K 31/565 WO/2003/099291 DE HAAN, Pieter 3525 0 365 EUROPEAN UNION 2002-05-29 02077097.0 2007-03-02 0 2KSOKaG0 2009-04-30T18:40:38Z 86186 DE HAAN, PIETER 516 AKZO NOBEL N.V