País: Nueva Zelanda
Idioma: inglés
Fuente: Medsafe (Medicines Safety Authority)
Desogestrel 150ug; ; Ethinylestradiol 20ug;
Organon (New Zealand) Limited
Desogestrel 150 µg
Tablet
Active: Desogestrel 150ug Ethinylestradiol 20ug Excipient: Colloidal silicon dioxide dl-Alpha tocopherol Lactose monohydrate Magnesium stearate Potato starch Povidone Stearic acid Lactose monohydrate Magnesium stearate Potato starch
Calendar pack, 1 x (21+7), Sample pack, 28 tablets
Prescription
Prescription
Aspen Oss B.V
Oral contraception.
Package - Contents - Shelf Life: Calendar pack, 1 x (21+7), Sample pack - 28 tablets - 36 months from date of manufacture stored at or below 25°C protect from light - Calendar pack, 3x(21+7) - 84 tablets - 36 months from date of manufacture stored at or below 25°C protect from light
1987-07-09
New Zealand Consumer Medicine Information MERCILON ® 28 Desogestrel and ethinylestradiol Tablets for oral use WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET PLEASE READ THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING MERCILON 28. This leaflet answers some common questions about Mercilon 28. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor, pharmacist, or professional health care provider. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you using Mercilon 28 against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT USING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR, PHARMACIST OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Keep this leaflet with the medicine. You may need to read it again. WHAT MERCILON 28 IS TAKEN FOR Mercilon 28 is a combined oral hormonal contraceptive, commonly known as a ‘Birth Control Pill’ or ‘the Combined Pill’ that has been prescribed to prevent you from getting pregnant. Oral contraceptives are a very effective method of birth control. When taken correctly (without missing tablets) the chance of becoming pregnant is very low. Mercilon 28 consists of 21 large white tablets, each containing 2 active ingredients: 20 micrograms of ethinylestradiol (an estrogen) and 150 micrograms of desogestrel (a progestogen) and 7 small white inactive tablets (first row of the strip). Because of the small amounts of different female hormones in the active tablets, Mercilon 28 is considered a low-dose combined oral contraceptive. Mercilon 28 prevents pregnancy in several ways: • It inhibits the egg release by stopping it maturing; 2 • Changing the cervical mucus consistency making it difficult for sperm to reach the egg; and • Changing the lining of the uterus making it less suitable for implantation. The following non-contraceptive health benefits have been associated with the Combined Pill: • Your periods may be lighter and shorter. As a result, the risk of anaemia may be lower. Your period pains may become less severe or may completely d Leer el documento completo
NEW ZEALAND DATA SHEET S-CCDS-MK8276A--TB-112018 Page 1 of 15 1 MERCILON ® 28 0.15 MG/0.02 MG TABLETS 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Desogestrel 0.15 mg; ethinylestradiol 0.02 mg. Excipient with known effect: - lactose monohydrate. For the full list of excipients, see SECTION 6.1 LIST OF EXCIPIENTS. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Tablets. Each pack of Mercilon 28 consists of: • 21 large (6 mm diameter), white, round biconvex tablets coded TR/4 on one side and ORGANON and a star on the other side, and containing desogestrel (a progestogen) 0.15 mg, ethinylestradiol (an oestrogen) 0.02 mg; and • 7 small (4.5 mm diameter), white, round, flat tablets with bevelled edges, coded KH/2 on one side and a square on the other side, and containing no active ingredients. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Oral contraception. 4.2 DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION HOW TO TAKE MERCILON 28 Tablets must be taken in the order directed on the package every day at about the same time with some liquid as needed. One tablet is to be taken daily, starting with the large (active) tablets for 21 consecutive days followed by the small (placebo) tablets for 7 days. Each subsequent pack is started immediately following the last placebo tablet. During the placebo days a withdrawal bleed usually occurs. This usually starts on day 2-3 after the last active tablet and may not have finished before the next pack is started. HOW TO START TAKING MERCILON 28 The tablets are taken starting with the tablet marked with the corresponding day from the green section of the pack (active tablets). _No preceding hormonal contraceptive use (in the past month) _ Tablet-taking has to start on day 1 of the woman’s natural cycle (i.e. the first day of her menstrual bleeding). Starting on days 2-5 is allowed, but during the first cycle a barrier method is recommended in addition for the first 7 days of tablet-taking. _Changing from a combined hormonal contraceptive (combined oral contraceptive (COC), _ _vaginal ring, or transdermal patch)_ Leer el documento completo