MICRONOR TABLET 0.35 mg
Country: Singapore
Language: English
Source: HSA (Health Sciences Authority)
Patient Information leaflet
(PIL)
24-09-2014
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Active ingredient:
NORETHISTERONE
Available from:
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PTE. LTD.
ATC code:
G03DC02
Dosage:
0.35 mg
Pharmaceutical form:
TABLET
Administration route:
ORAL
Prescription type:
Prescription Only
Manufactured by:
CILAG AG (LTD)
Authorization date:
1996-01-05
Patient Information leaflet
PRODUCT NAME
MICRONOR
®
(norethisterone)
DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS
Tablets
TABLET APPEARANCE:
White, round tablet engraved “C” over “035” on both faces. Each tablet contains 0.35 mg
norethisterone.
For excipients, see _List of Excipients_.
CLINICAL INFORMATION
INDICATIONS
Contraception. Progestin-only contraceptives (POPs) are indicated for use by women for the
prevention of pregnancy.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
EFFECTIVENESS OF ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE
When used perfectly, without missing any pills, the chance of becoming pregnant is 0.5% (5
pregnancies per 1000 women per year of use). Typical failure rates are actually 5% in the first
year. The chance of becoming pregnant increases with each missed
pill during a menstrual cycle.
DOSAGE_ _
To achieve the maximum contraceptive effectiveness MICRONOR
®
tablets must be taken at
exactly the same time each day. One tablet is taken without interruption for 28 days. After 28
tablets have been taken, a tablet from a new package is then taken
the next day.
For the initial cycle of therapy, treatment should commence from
day 1 up to and including day 5
of the menstrual cycle: one tablet daily with water at the same time of the day for 28 days. If this
procedure is correctly followed, MICRONOR
®
provides protection against pregnancy starting
from the first day of intake.
_ _
MISSED DOSE(S)_ _
If one tablet has been missed, or there is a delay of
more than 3 hours in taking the tablet, the
missed tablet should be taken as soon as it is remembered. The next tablet should be taken at the
usual time, even if that
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