Land: Storbritannien
Språk: engelska
Källa: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Waymade Healthcare Plc
G03AA07
Not applicable
No Controlled Drug Status
Never Valid To Prescribe As A VMP
BNF: 07030100
THIS AREA MUST BE IDENTICAL ON BOTH SIDES! Levonorgestrel Ethinylestradiol ! ! IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT COMBINED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES (CHCS): R They are one of the most reliable reversible methods of contraception if used correctly. R 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. R Please be alert and see your doctor if you think you may have symptoms of a blood clot (see section 2.3 ‘Blood clots’). R The Pill may reduce your risk of cancer of the ovary and womb if used in the long term. R The Pill will not protect you against sexually transmitted diseases. R This medicine can increase your risk of problems such as blood clots and breast cancer. R Some women should not take the Pill because of current medical problems or illnesses. Please read this leaflet to make sure Logynon ED is right for you. R To prevent pregnancy it is important to take Logynon ED as instructed and start each pack on time. Please make sure that you understand what to do if you miss a pill or if you think you are pregnant. READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE. R Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. R If you have any questions or need more advice, ask your doctor, family planning nurse or pharmacist. R This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them. R IF ANY OF THE SIDE EFFECTS GETS SEVERE, or if you notice any not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor , family planning nurse or pharmacist. IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Logynon ED does 2. What you need to know before you use Logynon ED 3. Taking Logynon ED 3.3 A missed pill 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Logynon ED 6. What is in Logynon ED and who makes it 1. WHAT LOGYNON ED DOES Logynon ED is a combined oral contraceptive pill (‘the Pill’). YOU TAKE IT TO STOP YOU GETTING PREGNANT. This contraceptive contains two typ Läs hela dokumentet
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Logynon ® ED 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Calendar pack containing 6 light brown tablets, 5 white tablets and 10 ochre-coloured tablets containing the following ingredients. _Each Light Brown Tablet contains: _ Actives Levonorgestrel 50 micrograms Ethinylestradiol 30 micrograms Excipients Lactose 33.07 mg Sucrose 19.297 mg _Each White Tablet contains: _ _ _ Actives Levonorgestrel 75 micrograms Ethinylestradiol 40 micrograms Excipients Lactose 33.035 mg Sucrose 19.660 mg _Each Ochre Tablet contains: _ Actives Levonorgestrel 125 micrograms Ethinylestradiol 30 micrograms Excipients Lactose 32.995 mg Sucrose 19.223 mg Loygnon ED also contains 7 large white placebo tablets. Each placebo tablet contains: Excipients Lactose 48.250 mg Sucrose 33.980 mg For full list of excipients, see section 6.1 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Sugar-coated tablets. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Oral contraception and the recognised gynaecological indications for such oestrogen- progesterone combinations. The decision to prescribe Logynon ED should take into consideration the individual woman’s current risk factors, particularly those for venous thromboembolism (VTE), and how the risk of VTE with Logynon ED compares with other combined hormonal contraceptives (CHCs) (see sections 4.3 and 4.4). 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Tablets must be taken orally in the order directed on the blister package at about the same time every day, with some liquid if necessary. _First treatment cycle: _1 tablet daily for 28 days, starting on the first day of the menstrual cycle. 21 (small) active tablets are taken followed by 7 (larger) placebo tablets. Contraceptive protection begins immediately. _Subsequent cycles:_ Tablet taking is continuous, which means that the next pack of Logynon ED follows immediately without a break. A withdrawal bleed usually occurs when the white placebo tablets are being taken. _Changing from 21-day combined oral contrace Läs hela dokumentet