Marvelon 21 Tablet

Description

Marvelon is a combined oral contraceptive tablet ('the pill'). You take it to prevent pregnancy. These low-dose birth control pills contain two female sex hormones, oestrogen and progesterone. These hormones prevent the release of an egg from your ovaries, preventing pregnancy. Marvelon also thickens the natural fluid (mucus) in your cervix, making it harder for sperm to enter the uterus. Marvelon is a 21-day contraceptive pill – you take one pill every day for 21 days, followed by 7 days of no pills. How to use To prevent pregnancy, always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor, family planning nurse or pharmacist has told you. Consult your doctor, family planning nurse, or pharmacist if you are not sure. Take desogestrel, ethinyl estradiol every day for 21 days. Desogestrel, ethinyl estradiol comes in strips of 21 pills, each marked with the day of the week. Take your pill at the same time every day. Start by taking a pill labeled with the correct day of the week. Follow the direction of the arrows on the tape. Take one tablet every day, until you have finished 21 tablets. Swallow each tablet whole with water if necessary. Do not chew the pill. Then you have seven pill-free days. After you have taken all 21 tablets in the pack, you have seven pill-free days. So if you take the last pill of one pack on Friday, you will take the first pill of your next pack on Saturday of the following week. Within a few days of taking the last pill from the pack, you should have withdrawal bleeding like a period. This bleeding may not be over when it is time to start the next pack of pills. You do not need to use additional contraception during the seven pill-free days – as long as you have taken your pills correctly and started the next pack of pills on time. Then start the next strip. Start the next strip of desogestrel, ethinylestradiol after seven pill-free days - even if you are still bleeding. Always start a new pack on time. As long as you take desogestrel, ethinyl estradiol correctly, you will always start each new strip on the same day of the week. Warnings and precautions Tell your doctor if any of the following apply to you. You should also tell your doctor if you develop the condition, or if the condition gets worse while using Marvelon. If you have ever had problems with your heart, circulation or blood clotting. If you have diabetes. If you have kidney or liver problems. If you have ever had severe depression . Side Effects Nausea. Vomiting. Headache. Mood changes. Hemorrhagic spotting. Breast pain. bloating Change in sexual desire. Fatigue and exhaustion. Storage Information Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children. Do not use Marvelon after the expiry date which is stated on the carton. The expiry date is stated on the outer carton and the inner label. Store below 30°C. Do not freeze. Store in original packaging to protect from light and moisture. Ingredients Desogestrel and ethinylestradiol, potato starch, povidone, stearic acid, anhydrous colloidal silica, alpha-tocopherol, lactose monohydrate Specifications The tablets are round, biconvex, each 6 mm in diameter. Each tablet is imprinted with the symbol TR5 on one side and the word Organon* on the other side.