Expiration date: 03/2025
Structure and Composition:
Film-coated tablets. 1 tablet contains:
0.15 mg levonorgestrel
0.03 mg ethinylestradiol
Excipients:
core - colloidal silicon dioxide magnesium stearate, talc, corn starch, lactose monohydrate
shell - sucrose, talc, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, macrogol 6000 copovidone colloidal silica povidone sodium carmellose
in blister 21 pcs. in box 1 or 3 blisters.
Pharmachologic effect:
It stops ovulation.
Indications:
Contraception, dysmenorrhea.
Contraindications:
Hypersensitivity, liver disease and gall bladder, decompensated diabetes, lipid metabolism disorders, severe organic heart disease, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, an increased tendency to thrombosis, sickle-cell anemia, chronic hemolytic anemia, malignancy, tetany, pregnancy, breast-feeding .
Application of pregnancy and breastfeeding:
Contraindicated. At the time of treatment should stop breastfeeding.
Side effect:
Rare: dyspepsia, increase or decrease in body weight, decreased glucose tolerance, mastalgia, bloody vaginal discharge, changes in libido, mood lability, fatigue, headaches, cramps in the calf muscles, skin rashes.
Drug Interactions:
Effect reduce inducers of microsomal oxidation (rifampicin, barbiturates, phenytoin), broad-spectrum antibiotics (tetracyclines), sulfonamides, pyrazolone derivatives.
Dosage and administration:
Inside, with liquid squeezed small amount of liquid. If during the previous menstrual cycle hormonal contraception was not carried out, to begin contraception since the first day of menstruation, taking daily 1 tablet. for 21 days, at the same time. This is followed by a 7-day break, during which bleeding occurs menstrualnopodobnoe. The next 21-day cycle taking pills from a new package containing 21 tab., Should begin the day after the 7-day break, that is, on the eighth day, even if the bleeding is not stopped. Thus, the beginning of ingestion of each new package falls on the same day of the week.
In the transition to the reception Rigevidon from another oral contraceptive used a similar scheme.
The drug is carried out as long as there remains a need for contraception.
After an abortion, the drug is recommended to start in abortion the day or the next day after surgery.
After delivery, the drug can be prescribed only for women not breastfeeding to receive contraceptive should begin no earlier than the first day of menstruation.
Missed tablets: missed tablet should be taken within the next 12 hours, if after taking the last tablet has passed 36 hours, contraception unreliable.. In order to avoid inter-menstrual bleeding should continue taking the drug from the package has already started, with the exception of a missed (s) tablet (s). In cases of missing pills it is recommended to additionally use other non-hormonal method of contraception (eg barrier).
For therapeutic purposes: dose and regimen selected individually.
