Noriday 350microgram tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Norethisterone

Available from:

Pfizer Ltd

ATC code:

G03DC02

INN (International Name):

Norethisterone

Dosage:

350microgram

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 07030201; GTIN: 5012882007621

Patient Information leaflet

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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
Noriday
®
350 microgram tablets
Norethisterone
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING 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, pharmacist or
nurse.

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, pharmacist or nurse.
This includes any possible
side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1.
WHAT NORIDAY IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE NORIDAY
3.
HOW TO TAKE NORIDAY (INCLUDING WHAT TO DO IF YOU FORGET TO TAKE A
PILL)
4.
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
5.
HOW TO STORE NORIDAY
6.
CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION
1. WHAT NORIDAY IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Noriday is a progestogen-only contraceptive pill, or ‘POP’ for
short.
Noriday contains the active substance norethisterone.
Noriday helps to prevent you becoming pregnant. It does this in
several ways

It thickens the fluid at the entrance to your womb and this makes it
hard for sperm to travel
through and enter the womb

It also changes the lining of your womb so that a fertilised egg
cannot grow there

Sometimes it stops your ovaries releasing an egg
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE NORIDAY
DO NOT TAKE NORIDAY IF YOU:

are allergic to norethisterone or any of the other ingredients of this
medicine (listed in section 6)

are or think you may be pregnant

have had, or think you may have hormone-dependent cancer of the
breast, cervix, vagina, or
womb

have or ever had acute or severe chronic liver disease including:

past or present tumours

jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes) and other types of jaundice
such as Dubin-
Johnson Syndrome and Rotor Syndrome

active liver disease or liver tumou

Summary of Product characteristics

OBJECT 1
NORIDAY TABLETS
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 08-Feb-2018 | Pfizer
Limited
1. Name of the medicinal product
Noriday 350 microgram tablets
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Each tablet contains 350 micrograms norethisterone.
Excipient(s) with known effect
Each tablet contains 62.25 mg lactose (as monohydrate)
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Tablet
White, flat, circular, bevel-edged tablet inscribed 'SEARLE' on one
side and 'NY' on the other side.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Noriday is a progestogen-only oral contraceptive. It is particularly
useful for women for whom oestrogens
may not be appropriate.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Posology
Starting on the first day of menstruation, one pill every day without
a break in medication for as long as
contraception is required. Additional contraceptive precautions (such
as a condom) should be taken for
the first 7 days of the first pack. Pills should be taken at the same
time each day.
Missed pills
If a pill is missed within 3 hours of the correct dosage time then the
missed pill should be taken as soon as
possible; this will ensure that contraceptive protection is
maintained. If a pill is taken 3 or more hours late
it is recommended that the woman takes the last missed pill as soon as
possible and then continues to take
the rest of the pills in the normal manner. However, to provide
continued contraceptive protection it is
recommended that an alternative method of contraception, such as a
condom, is used for the next 7 days.
Changing from another oral contraceptive
In order to ensure that contraception is maintained it is advised that
the first pill is taken on the day
immediately after the patient has finished the previous pack.
Use after childbirth, miscarriage or abortion
The first pill should be taken on the 21st day after childbirth. This
will ensure the patient is protected
immediately. If there is any delay in taking the first pill,
contraception may not b