Postinor-1

Ország: Új-Zéland

Nyelv: angol

Forrás: Medsafe (Medicines Safety Authority)

Aktív összetevők:

Levonorgestrel 1.5mg

Beszerezhető a:

CARSL Consulting

INN (nemzetközi neve):

Levonorgestrel 1.5 mg

Adagolás:

1.5 mg

Gyógyszerészeti forma:

Tablet

Összetétel:

Active: Levonorgestrel 1.5mg Excipient: Colloidal silicon dioxide Lactose monohydrate Magnesium stearate Maize starch Potato starch Purified talc

db csomag:

Blister pack, Aluminium/PVC, 1 tablet

Osztály:

Restricted

Recept típusa:

Restricted

Gyártó:

Gedeon Richter Ltd

Terápiás javallatok:

Emergency contraception within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse or failure of a contraceptive method.

Termék összefoglaló:

Package - Contents - Shelf Life: Blister pack, Aluminium/PVC - 1 tablets - 36 months from date of manufacture stored at or below 25°C

Engedély dátuma:

2004-05-11

Betegtájékoztató

NEW ZEALAND CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
POSTINOR
®
-1
LEVONORGESTREL
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common questions about Postinor-1.
It does not contain all the available information.
It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist.
All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor or pharmacist will
have discussed and
considered the risks of you taking Postinor-1 against the benefits
they expect it will have for
you.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR
OR PHARMACIST.
Your doctor and pharmacist have more information
KEEP this leaflet with the medicine.
You may need to read it again.
WHAT POSTINOR-1 IS USED FOR
POSTINOR-1 IS AN EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE ONLY. POSTINOR-1 IS NOT
INTENDED AS A
REGULAR METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION.
Postinor-1 is an emergency contraceptive that can be used within 72
hours (3 days) of
unprotected sex or if your usual contraceptive method has failed.
Postinor-1 contains a synthetic luteal hormone-like active substance
called levonorgestrel.
Postinor-1 prevents about 85% of expected pregnancies when you take it
within 72 hours of
having unprotected sex. It will not prevent a pregnancy every time and
is more effective if
you take it as soon as possible after unprotected sex. It is better to
take it within 12 hours
rather than delay until the third day.
Postinor-1 is thought to work by:
•
stopping your ovaries from releasing an egg;
•
preventing sperm from fertilising any egg you may have already
released.
Postinor-1 can only prevent you from becoming pregnant if you take it
within 72 hours of
unprotected sex. It does not work if you are already pregnant. If you
have unprotected sex
after taking Postinor-1, it will not stop you from becoming pregnant.
Ask your doctor or
pharmacist if you have any questions about why you are taking
Postinor-1.
BEFORE YOU TAKE POSTINOR-1
_You should consult your doctor before you take it if: _
-
You are pregnant or think that you may already be pregnant. This
medicine will
not work if y

Termékjellemzők

Postinor-1 ds
1 NEW ZEALAND DATASHEET
1 PRODUCT NAME
POSTINOR-1
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Levonorgestrel 1.5 mg
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Each round white tablet contains 1.5 mg of levonorgestrel.
The tablet cannot be halved.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Emergency contraception within 72 hours of unprotected sexual
intercourse or failure of a
contraceptive method.
4.2 Dose and method of administration
One tablet should be taken, as soon as possible, preferably within 12
hours, and no later
than 72 hours after unprotected intercourse (see section
‘Efficacy’).
If vomiting occurs within three hours of taking the tablet, another
tablet should be taken
immediately.
Women
who
have
used
enzyme-inducing
drugs
during
the
last
4
weeks
and
need
emergency contraception are recommended to use a non-hormonal EC, i.e.
Cu-IUD or take
a double dose of levonorgestrel (i.e. 2 tablets of 1500 micrograms
taken together) for those
women unable or unwilling to use Cu-IUD (see section
‘Interactions’).
Levonorgestrel can be used at any time during the menstrual cycle
unless menstrual
bleeding is overdue.
After using emergency contraception, it is recommended to use a local
barrier method (e.g.
condom, diaphragm, spermicide, cervical cap) until the next menstrual
period starts. The use
of levonorgestrel does not contraindicate the continuation of regular
hormonal contraception.
Paediatric population
There is no relevant use of levonorgestrel for children of
pre-pubertal age in the indication
emergency contraception.
Method of administration
For oral administration.
4.3 Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to the active substance levonorgestrel or to any of
the excipients.
4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use
REGULAR METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION
Postinor-1 ds
2
Emergency contraception is an occasional method. It should in no
instance replace a regular
contraceptive method.
Levonorgestrel is not as effective as a conventional regular method of
contraception and is
suitable only as an emergency me