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Ovrette



USES: This medication is used to prevent pregnancy.


 
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Ovrette

Uses
This medication is used to prevent pregnancy.
Notes
  • To improve effectiveness, use another method of contraception at mid-cycle each month (4 days before and 4 days after ovulation).
  • Do not allow anyone else to take this medication.
  • Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory.
  • You should have a complete physical examination, including blood pressure measurements, breast and pelvic examinations, and a PAP test (for vaginal cancer), at least once a year.
  • Follow your doctor's instructions for examining your own breasts, and report any lumps immediately.
  • Birth control pills can interfere with the results of some lab tests or blood tests.
  • An information sheet about this medication should be dispensed with each prescription.
  • Read the information carefully.
  • Ask your doctor or pharmacist any questions you may have.
  • Some women may have as few as two menstrual periods per year while taking this medication.
  • If no period occurs within 45 days or more, you should get a pregnancy test.

Storage
  • Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (between 15 and 30 degrees C) away from moisture and sunlight.
  • Do not store in the bathroom.


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How To Use
  • Take the first pill on day 1 of menstruation.
  • Take it with food or immediately after a meal to prevent stomach upset.
  • This medication should be taken daily at the same time each day.
  • Use a supplemental form of birth control during the first two months of taking this medication since it takes a while to be effective.

Side Effects
  • This medication may cause weight gain, depression, fatigue, acne, oily scalp, hair loss, decrease in breast size and may increase susceptibility to yeast infections.
  • If these effects persist or become intolerable, inform your doctor.
  • Notify your doctor if you experience any of the following while taking this medication: dizziness or fainting; sudden severe headache; changes in vision; numbness or tingling in the arms or legs; swelling of the hands or feet; acute chest pain; shortness of breath; pain in the calves accompanied by swelling, warmth or redness; symptoms of jaundice (dark urine, clay colored stools, yellowing of eyes or skin, severe itching, abdominal pain) changes in vaginal bleeding (spotting, breakthrough bleeding, prolonged or complete stoppage of bleeding).
  • If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

Precautions
  • Before you take this medication, tell your doctor your entire medical history, including family medical history, especially if you have asthma, high blood pressure, kidney, liver, or heart disease, or a history of jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes) or high blood pressure during pregnancy, excessive weight gain or fluid retention during your menstrual cycle, strokes, blood clots, heart attacks, seizures, migraine headaches, breast cancer, high blood level of cholesterol or lipids (fats) or depression.
  • It may take a long time for you to become pregnant after you stop taking birth control pills, especially if you have never had a baby or if you had irregular, infrequent, or complete absence of menstrual periods before taking birth control pills.
  • This problem does not seem to be related to the duration of use of birth control pills.
  • Discuss this with your doctor.
  • Do not smoke cigarettes.
  • Birth-control pills slightly increase your risk of strokes, blood clots, high blood pressure, heart attacks, gallbladder disease, vision problems, and liver tumors.
  • Cigarette smoking (especially 15 or more cigarettes daily) and age (women older than 35 or 40 years of age) further increase the risk of stroke, blood clots, high blood pressure, and heart attacks.
  • Ask your pharmacist or doctor for a copy of the patient labeling which explains these risks in more detail.
  • Before having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor that you take birth control pills.
  • This drug may increase skin sensitivity to the sun or cause a patchy darkening of the skin (melasma).
  • Sunlight ma

Missed Dose
  • Use a back-up method of birth control for 2 days if you are more than 3 hours late taking this medicine.
  • If you forget to take one dose, take the dose as soon as you remember, and take the next dose at your regular time.
  • Use a back- up method of birth control until your next menstrual period.
  • If you forget to take 2 doses, take 2 doses when you remember, and 2 the next day.
  • Then use a back-up method of birth control until your next period.
  • Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice on a reliable back-up method of birth control as well as more missed dose details.

Drug Interactions
  • Tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescription drugs you may use, especially aminoglutethimide, certain seizure drugs (e.g., phenytoin, barbiturates, primidone, carbamazepine); rifamycins (e.g., rifampin); thyroid, nevirapine, theophylline; antibiotics such as penicillins and tetracyclines; griseofulvin, certain HIV protease inhibitors (e.g., amprenavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir); acitretin, troglitazone, modafinil or corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone).
  • This product can affect the results of certain lab tests.
  • Make sure laboratory personnel and your doctors know you use this drug.
  • Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.

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