Desogestrel 75microgram tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Desogestrel

Available from:

Actavis UK Ltd

ATC code:

G03AC09

INN (International Name):

Desogestrel

Dosage:

75microgram

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 07030201; GTIN: 5012617023193

Patient Information leaflet

Desogestrel 75 mcg PIL - United Kingdom
item no: AAAH9697
print proof no: 04
origination date: 27-05-2015
originated by: NM
revision date: 25-06-2015
revised by: NM
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222 x 510
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27-05-2015
29-05-2015
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START
USING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FOR YOU.
• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• If you have any further questions, please ask your doctor,
pharmacist, or nurse.
• This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not
pass it on to others. It is not suitable for all women, so you
should not give it to anyone else as it may harm them.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist
or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed
in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1
WHAT DESOGESTREL IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
2
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE
DESOGESTREL
3
HOW TO TAKE DESOGESTREL
4
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
5
HOW TO STORE DESOGESTREL
6
CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION
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WHAT DESOGESTREL IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Desogestrel contains a small amount of one type of female sex
hormone, the progestogen desogestrel.
Desogestrel is used to prevent pregnancy.
There are 2 main kinds of hormone contraceptive.
• The combined pill (COC), “The Pill“, which contains 2 types of
female
sex hormone an oestrogen and a progestogen.
• The progestogen-only pill, POP or mini-pill, which doesn‘t
contain an
oestrogen.
Desogestrel is a progestogen-only-pill (POP) or a mini-pill.
Most POPs or minipills work primarily by preventing the sperm cells
from entering the womb but do not always prevent the egg cell from
ripening, which is the main way that combined pills work.
Desogestrel is different from other mini-pills in having a dose
that in most cases prevents the egg cell from

Summary of Product characteristics

OBJECT 1
DESOGESTREL 75 MICROGRAM FILM-COATED TABLETS
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 24-Sep-2015 | Accord-UK Ltd
1. Name of the medicinal product
Desogestrel 75 microgram Film-coated Tablets
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Each film-coated tablet contains 75 microgram of desogestrel
Excipients with known effect:
Lactose monohydrate 55.07 mg, soybean oil (maximum 0.026 mg).
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Film-coated tablet.
White, round.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Oral contraception
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Posology
_How to take Desogestrel_
Tablets must be taken every day at about the same time so that the
interval between two tablets always is
24 hours. The first tablet should be taken on the first day of
menstrual bleeding. Thereafter one tablet
each day is to be taken continuously, without taking any notice on
possible bleeding. A new blister is
started directly the day after the previous one.
_How to start Desogestrel_
_No preceding hormonal contraceptive use [in the past month]_
Tablet taking has to start on day 1 of the woman's natural cycle (day
1 is the first day of her menstrual
bleeding).
Starting on days 2-5 is allowed, but during the first cycle a barrier
method is recommended for the first 7
days of tablet-taking.
_Following first-trimester abortion:_
After first-trimester abortion it is recommended to start immediately.
In that case there is no need to use
an additional method of contraception.
_Following delivery or second-trimester abortion:_
Contraceptive treatment with Desogestrel after delivery can be
initiated before the menstruations have
returned. If more than 21 days have elapsed pregnancy ought to be
ruled out and an additional method of
contraception should be used for the first week.
For additional information for breastfeeding women see section 4.6.
_How to start Desogestrel when changing from other contraceptive
methods_
_Changing from a combined oral contraceptive (combined horm