LEVONELLE 1500 Microgram Tablets

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

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Active ingredient:

LEVONORGESTREL

Available from:

Medimpex (UK) Limited

INN (International Name):

LEVONORGESTREL

Dosage:

1500 Microgram

Pharmaceutical form:

Tablets

Prescription type:

Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)

Authorization status:

Authorised

Authorization date:

0000-00-00

Patient Information leaflet

                                 
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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER 
 
LEVONELLE 1500 MICROGRAM TABLET 
Levonorgestrel 
 
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS 
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. 
- 
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. 
- 
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor. 
- 
This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass
it on to others. It may harm them, 
even if their signs of illness are the same as yours. 
If you get any side effects, talk to
your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side 
effects not listed in this leaflet 
 
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:  
1. 
What Levonelle
1500 microgram tablet (hereinafter Levonelle 1500)is and
what it is used for 
2. 
What you need to know  before you take Levonelle 1500 
3. 
How to take Levonelle 1500 
4. 
Possible side effects 
5. 
How to store Levonelle 1500 
6. 
 Contents of the pack and other information 
 
 
1. 
WHAT LEVONELLE 1500 IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR 
 
Levonelle 1500 is an emergency contraceptive that can be used
within 72 hours (3 days) of 
unprotected sex or if your usual contraceptive
method has failed. 
It is about the following cases: 
- 
No contraception was used during the sexual intercourse. 
- 
The contraception measure was used incorrectly, for example as
if a condom was penetrated, 
slipped away or used in a wrong way,
if vaginal pessary or diaphragm changed position, burst, was 
broken or taken out ahead of time, in the case of a failed
interruption during coitus interruptus (e.g. 
sperm ejaculated in vagina or on external genitalia) 
 
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Summary of Product characteristics

                                SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Levonelle 1500 microgram Tablet
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains 1500 micrograms of levonorgestrel
Excipient with known effect: 142.5 mg lactose monohydrate.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablet.
Almost white, flat, rimmed tablet of about 8mm diameter with an impressed mark of “G00” on one side.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Emergency contraception within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse or failure of a contraceptive method.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
For oral administration:
Posology
One tablet should be taken as soon as possible, preferably within 12 hours, and no later than 72 hours after unprotected
intercourse (see section 5.1).
If vomiting occurs within three hours of taking the tablet, another tablet should be taken immediately.
Levonelle 1500 can be used at any time during the menstrual cycle unless menstrual bleeding is overdue.
After using emergency contraception it is recommended to use a local barrier method (e.g. condom, diaphragm,
spermicide, cervical cap) until the next menstrual period starts. The use of levonorgestrel does not contraindicate the
continuation of regular hormonal contraception.
_Paediatric population_
Levonelle 1500 is not recommended in children.
Very limited data are available in women under 16 years of age.
4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1.
IRISH MEDICINES BOARD
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4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
Emergency contraception is
                                
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