Loette

Country: Australia

Bahasa: Inggeris

Sumber: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Bahan aktif:

Ethinyloestradiol; Levonorgestrel

Boleh didapati daripada:

Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd

Kelas:

Medicine Registered

Risalah maklumat

LOETTE
®

_Levonorgestrel and Ethinyloestradiol Tablets_
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION

WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common
questions about Loette.
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 has
weighed the risks of you taking
Loette against the benefits this
medicine is expected to have for you.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE.
You may need to read it again.
WHAT LOETTE IS USED
FOR
Loette is an oral contraceptive,
commonly known as a "birth control
pill" or "the Pill". Loette tablets
contain two hormones
(levonorgestrel and
ethinyloestradiol), which prevent you
from becoming pregnant if taken
correctly. They are similar to the
hormones that your body normally
produces.
Loette prevents pregnancy in several
ways:
•
It inhibits the egg release by
stopping it maturing
•
It changes the cervical mucus
consistency making it difficult for
the sperm to reach the egg
•
It changes the lining of the uterus
making it less suitable for
implantation.
Loette is also used to treat moderate
acne in women when this has not
improved with acne treatments
applied to the skin and who are also
willing to be on a contraceptive.
ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY LOETTE HAS
BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU.
Your doctor may have prescribed
Loette for another reason.
This medicine is available only with
a doctor's prescription.
Loette is not habit-forming.
This medicine is not expected to
affect your ability to drive a car or
operate machinery.
BEFORE YOU TAKE LOETTE
_WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE_
_LOETTE_
DO NOT TAKE LOETTE IF YOU HAVE AN
ALLERGY TO:
•
Any medicine containing
ethinyloestradiol or
levonorgestrel
•
Any of the ingredients listed at
the end of this leaflet
•
Any other similar medicines
(such as other oral
contraceptives).
Some of the symptoms of an allergic
reactio

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PRODUCT INFORMATION 
LOETTE
  TABLETS 
NAME OF THE MEDICINE 
Levonorgestrel and Ethinyloestradiol  
Chemically, levonorgestrel is 13
-ethyl-17-hydroxy-18, 19-dinor-17-pregn-4-en-20-yn-3-
one and has the following chemical structure: 

Chemical Formula: 
C
21
H
28
0
2 

Molecular Weight: 
312.45 

Melting Point:  
232-239
C 

CAS No: 

797-63-7 
Chemically, ethinyloestradiol is 19-nor-17
-pregna-1,3,5 (10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol and has 
the following chemical structure: 

Chemical Formula: 
C
20
H
24
0
2 

Molecular Weight: 
296.41 

Melting Point:  
181-185
C 

CAS No: 

57-63-6 

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DESCRIPTION 
LOETTE is a combined oral contraceptive tablet containing the
synthetic progestogen, 
levonorgestrel, and the synthetic oestrogen, ethinyloestradiol.  
Levonorgestrel is a progestogen.  Levonorgestrel is a white,
odourless crystalline powder.  It 
is practically insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol,
acetone, ether, and soluble in 
chloroform.  
Ethinyloestradiol  is an oestrogen.  Ethinyloestradiol is a white
to creamy white, odourless, 
crystalline powder.  It is insoluble in water and soluble
in alcohol, chloroform, ether, 
vegetable oils, and aqueous solutions of alkali hydroxides. 
Each pink active tablet contains 100
g levonorgestrel and 20g ethinyloestradiol and the 
excipients: cellulose-microcrystalline, lactose, polacrilin potassium,
magnesium stearate, 
macrogol 1450, glycol montanate, hypromellose, titanium dioxide and
the colourant, Iron 
Oxide Red CI 77491. 
Each white inactive tablet contains cellulose-microcrystalline,
lactose, polacrilin potassium, 
magnesium stearate, macrogol 1500, glycol montanate, hypromellose and
titani