Levonorgestrel + Ethinyl Estradiol + Ferrous Fumarate

Generic Name

Levonorgestrel + Ethinyl Estradiol + Ferrous Fumarate

Therapeutic Class: Oral Contraceptive preparations

Presentation:
Each White (Hormone) Tablet contains Ethinylestradiol USP 0.03 mg & Levonorgestrel USP 0.15 mg. Each Brown color (Iron) tablet contains Ferrous Fumarate BP 75 mg.

Indications:
This pill is indicated in-

• Inhibit Ovulation
• Inhibit sperm to enter into the uterus by condensing uterine mucus
• Inhibit fertilized egg to accept by uterus by protecting the growth of membrane inside the uterus
• It reduces the movement of sperm by minimizing the normal movement of the fallopian tube. So sperms die as it takes a long time to come into contact with Ova

This pill is Suitable for:

• Women aged between 15-69 years (except smokers and who use tobacco regularly)
• Women who want an effective, temporary contraceptive method
• Women who are suffering from anemia due to excessive blood loss during menstruation
• Women having irregular menstruation cycle
• Breastfeeding mother (if child age is more than 6 months).

Description:
This pill is an effective, temporary, and short-term birth control management for women. This tablet contains two hormones, Levonorgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol. Every single strip contains 28 tablets of which 21 tablets contain hormone and 7 tablets contain Iron. Combination oral contraceptives lower the risk of becoming pregnant primarily by suppressing ovulation. Other possible mechanisms may include cervical mucus changes that inhibit sperm penetration and endometrial changes that reduce the likelihood of implantation.

Dosage & Administration:
One should start taking this tablet from the first day of menstruation. It can be started any day in the first 5 days of menstruation. One tablet should be taken same time each day with food, but the best time is after dinner or before sleeping at night. Start your dose with one white tablet each day for 3 (three) weeks. After that, take one brown color tablet each day for 7(seven) days. If menstruation starts while taking the brown color tablets, don’t stop the medicine. If not pregnant is confirmed then the dose can be started from any day of menstruation, but after menstruation must have to use a condom during sexual intercourse for the next 7 (seven) days. When 7(seven) brown tablets are finished, either menstruation starts or not, start the dose from the beginning with a white Tablet.

Forget to take a tablet for a day, one should take the tablet as soon as the patient noticed it, and take another tablet as the dose of the present day. Forget taking the tablet for consecutive two days, then this contraceptive will not work. However, to maintain the date of the menstruation cycle one should take two tablets at a time as soon as the patient noticed it.

Interaction:

• With medicine: Drugs or herbal products that induce certain enzymes, including CYP3A4 may decrease the effectiveness of COCs or increase breakthrough bleeding. Counsel patients to use a backup method or alternative method of contraception when enzyme inducers are used with COCs.
• With food and others: It is recommended to avoid caffeine, dairy foods, phytic acid-containing food while taking the drug.

Contraindications:
Contraindicated in case of known hypersensitivity to any of the components of this product.

Side Effects:
Common: Headache, nausea, mood changes including depression, vaginal infections, irregular vaginal bleeding, pain, and discomfort. Rare: liver tumors, jaundice, high blood pressure & gallbladder problem.

Pregnancy & Lactation:
This pill is contraindicated in pregnancy. Discontinue this pill if pregnancy occurs. Combined hormonal contraceptives (CHCs) and/or metabolites are present in human milk and in breast-fed infants. CHCs including this pill can reduce milk production in breastfeeding females.

Precautions & Warnings:

• Thrombotic disorder and other vascular problems: Stops this pill if a thrombotic disorder occurs. Stop at least 4 weeks before through 2 weeks after major surgery. Start no earlier than 4 weeks after delivery in women who are not breastfeeding
• Liver disease: Discontinue this pill if jaundice occurs
• High blood pressure: If used in women with well-controlled hypertension, monitor blood pressure and stop this pill if blood pressure rises significantly
• Carbohydrate and lipid metabolic effects: Monitor prediabetic and diabetic women taking this pill. Consider an alternative contraceptive method for women with uncontrolled dyslipidemia
• Headache: Evaluate significant changes in headaches and discontinue this pill if indicated
• Bleeding irregularities and amenorrhea: Evaluate irregular bleeding or amenorrhea

Use in Special Populations:
The safety and efficacy of this pill have been established in women of reproductive age. Efficacy is expected to be the same in post-pubertal adolescents under the age of 18 years as for users 18 years and older. Use of this product before menarche is not indicated.

Overdose:
There have been no reports of serious ill effects from the overdose of oral contraceptives including ingestion by children. Overdosage may cause withdrawal bleeding in females and nausea.

Storage:
Store below 30°C, protected from light & moisture. Keep all medicines out of reach of children.