Country: Malta
Language: English
Source: Medicines Authority
DROSPIRENONE, ETHINYLESTRADIOL
Bayer Limited 1st Floor The Grange Offices The Grange Brewery Road Stillorgan Co. Dublin, A94 H2K7 , Ireland
G03AA12
ETHINYLESTRADIOL 0.02 mg DROSPIRENONE 3 mg
FILM-COATED TABLET
ETHINYLESTRADIOL 0.02 mg DROSPIRENONE 3 mg
POM
SEX HORMONES AND MODULATORS OF THE GENITAL SYSTEM
Authorised
2006-07-31
Page 1 of 19 BP23002_REC20788+REC30040 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER YASMINELLE 0.02 MG/3 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS ethinylestradiol/drospirenone 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 or pharmacist. - This medicine has been prescribed for you only, do not pass it on to others. It may harm them. - If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT COMBINED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES (CHCS): - They are one of the most reliable reversible methods of contraception if used correctly. - They slightly increase the risk of having a blood clot in the veins and arteries, especially in the first year or when restarting a combined hormonal contraceptive following a break of 4 or more weeks. - Please be alert and see your doctor if you think you may have symptoms of a blood clot (see section 2 “Blood clots”). WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Yasminelle is and what it is used for .............................................................................. 2 2. What you need to know before you take Yasminelle .............................................................. 2 When you should not use Yasminelle ....................................................................................... 2 Warnings and precautions ......................................................................................................... 4 Blood clots ................................................................................................................................ 5 Yasminelle and cancer .............................................................................................................. 9 Psychiatric disorders ...................................................................................... Read the complete document
Page 1 of 19 BP23002_REC20788+REC30040 SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Yasminelle 0.02 mg/3 mg film-coated tablets 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each film-coated tablet contains 0.020 mg ethinylestradiol (as betadex clathrate) and 3 mg drospirenone. Excipient with known effect: lactose 46 mg (as lactose monohydrate 48.18 mg) For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet Light pink, round tablets with convex faces, one side marked with the letters "DS" in a regular hexagon. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Oral contraception. The decision to prescribe Yasminelle should take into consideration the individual woman’s current risk factors, particularly those for venous thromboembolism (VTE), and how the risk of VTE with Yasminelle compares with other combined hormonal contraceptives (CHCs), see sections 4.3 and 4.4. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION _METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION_: oral use _POSOLOGY _ HOW TO TAKE YASMINELLE The tablets must be taken every day at about the same time, if necessary with a little liquid, in the order shown on the blister pack. One tablet is to be taken daily for 21 consecutive days. Each subsequent pack is started after a 7-day tablet-free interval, during which time a withdrawal bleed usually occurs. This usually starts on day 2-3 after the last tablet and may not have finished before the next pack is started. HOW TO START YASMINELLE • No preceding hormonal contraceptive use (in the past month) Tablet-taking has to start on day 1 of the woman’s natural cycle (i.e. the first day of her menstrual bleeding). Page 2 of 19 BP23002_REC20788+REC30040 • Changing from a combined hormonal contraceptive (combined oral contraceptive (COC), vaginal ring, or transdermal patch The woman should start with Yasminelle preferably on the day after the last active tablet (the last tablet containing the active substances) of her previous COC, but at the latest on the day following th Read the complete document