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Prevents pregnancy. This medicine is a birth control pill.
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Zovia 1/35e, Demulen 1/35-28, Kelnor 1/35-28, Kelnor 1/35, Zovia 1/50e, Demulen 1/50-28, Demulen 1/50-21 |
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Ethinyl Estradiol/ethynodiol Diacetate images:
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Ethinyl Estradiol/ethynodiol Diacetate
Zovia 1/35e, Demulen 1/35-28, Kelnor 1/35-28, Kelnor 1/35, Zovia 1/50e, Demulen 1/50-28, Demulen 1/50-21
Uses
Prevents pregnancy. This medicine is a birth control pill.
Storage
- Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
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Ask your pharmacist, doctor, or health caregiver about the best way to dispose of any leftover medicine after you have finished your treatment.
- You will also need to throw away old medicine after the expiration date has passed.
Keep all medicine away from children and never share your medicine with anyone.
How To Use
- APPEARANCE: Tablet.
Your doctor will tell you how much of this medicine to use and how often.
- Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.
This medicine comes with patient instructions.
- Read and follow these instructions carefully.
- Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
Start taking this medicine on the first Sunday after your menstrual period.
- If your period starts on a Sunday, start taking this medicine on that day.
- Then continue taking one pill each day in the order they appear in the package.
Take your pill at the same time every day.
- Birth control pills work best when there is no more than 24 hours between doses.
- It is very important that you take this medicine on schedule every day.
Side Effects
- Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing.
Breast lump, breast tenderness or any swelling or discharge.
Chest pain, shortness of breath, or coughing up of blood.
Dark-colored urine or pale stools.
Heavy vaginal bleeding.
Missed or late menstrual periods.
Numbness or weakness in your arm or leg, or on one side of your body.
Severe pain in lower leg (calf).
Spotting for more than 7 consecutive days while taking the active pills.
Sudden severe headache, problems with vision, speech, or walking.
Swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet.
Yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes.
Precautions
- You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to ethinyl estradiol or ethynodiol diacetate.
- You should not use this medicine if you are pregnant or if you have liver disease, heart disease such as myocardial infarction, a blood vessel disorder or if you have unusual vaginal bleeding that has not been checked by a doctor.
- Do not use if you have breast cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, or cancer of the uterus.
- You should not use this medicine if you have ever had a stroke, heart attack, problems with blood clots, or jaundice caused by pregnancy or birth control pills.
Missed Dose
- If you miss one active pill, take it as soon as you can.
- Then take your next pill at the regular time.
- This means you may take two pills in one day.
If you miss two active pills in a row, take two pills as soon as you can.
- Then take two pills on the next day.
- Then go back to your regular schedule of taking one pill every day.
- Use another kind of birth control until you have been taking active pills for seven days in a row.
If you miss three or more active pills, do not take the pills you missed.
- Go back to taking one pill every day, starting with the pill for the day you remember.
- For example, you may forget or miss taking your pills on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
- If this happens, take your Thursday pill (do not take the three you missed) and continue with your regular schedule.
You could have light bleeding or spotting any time you do not take a pill on schedule.
- The more pills you miss, the more likely you are to have bleeding.
If you miss any inactive pills, throw away the missed pills and go back to your regular schedule.
Drug Interactions
- Make sure your doctor knows if you are breast feeding or if you have recently been pregnant.
- Tell your doctor if you have breast lumps or a family history of breast cancer.
Make sure your doctor knows if you have blood clotting problems, heart disease, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol or triglycerides in your blood.
Make sure your doctor knows if you have diabetes, depression, kidney disease, liver disease, a history of migraine headaches, seizures, or tuberculosis (TB).
Make sure your doctor knows about all the other medical problems you have before taking this pills.
This medicine can cause serious side effects such as heart attack or stroke.
- You are much more likely to have these side effects if you smoke cigarettes, are overweight, are over 35 years of age, or have certain health problems.
You might have some light bleeding or spotting when you first start using this medicine.
- This is usually normal and should not last long.
- However, if you have heavy bleeding or the bleeding lasts more than seven days in a row, call your doctor.
Make sure your doctor knows if you have vomiting or diarrhea while using this pills, you may need to use another kind of birth control for a few days.
Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine.
- You may need to stop using this medicine several days before having surgery or medical tests.
Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine.
- This medicine may affect the results of certain medical tests.
This medicine will not protect you from getting HIV/AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases.
- If this is a concern for you, talk with your doctor.
Your doctor will need to check your progress at regular visits while you are using this medicine.
- Be sure to keep all appointments.
Call your doctor for a pregnancy test if your menstrual period does not start while taking this pills.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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