Rigevidon Tablets
PN: POMRIV63
This is a prescription only medicine
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The active substances are levonorgestrel and ethinylestradiol. One coated tablet contains 150 micrograms levonorgestrel and 30 micrograms ethinylestradiol.The other ingredients are- Colloidal anhydrous silica, magnesium stearate, talc, maize starch, lactose monohydrate (33 mg), sucrose, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide (E171), copovidone, macrogol 6000, povidone carmellose sodium.
The daily dosage is one coated tablet. You should try to take your pill at about the same time each day. You may find it easiest to take it either last thing at night or first thing in the morning. Swallow each pill whole, with water if necessary. Each pack of Rigevidon contains 1 memo strip of 21 coated tablets or 3 memo strips of 21 coated tablets. The memo strip has been designed to help you remember to take your pills. The pack is marked with the day of the week on which each pill should be taken. Following the direction of the arrow printed on the pack you should take one pill each day for 21 days until the strip is empty. Then you have 7 days when you do not take a pill. During the 7 pill-free days, on day 2 or 3, you will have menstruation like withdrawal bleeding, i.e. your monthly period. Start your next strip on the 8th day (following the 7 pill-free days) even if the bleeding has not yet ended. As long as you take Rigevidon correctly, you will always start each new strip on the same day of the week, and you will always have your monthly period on the same day of the month.
Keep out of the reach and sight of children. Read the enclosed leaflet before taking. Talk to your doctor before taking if you are taking any other medication, allergic to any of the ingredients, pregnant, breast feeding, suffer from angina, have or had a blood clot, if you need an operation, ever had a heart attack or stroke, suffer from high blood pressure, have a high level of fat in your blood, unexplained bleeding in the vagina, suffer from migraines or diabetic.
The active substances are levonorgestrel and ethinylestradiol. One coated tablet contains 150 micrograms levonorgestrel and 30 micrograms ethinylestradiol.The other ingredients are- Colloidal anhydrous silica, magnesium stearate, talc, maize starch, lactose monohydrate (33 mg), sucrose, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide (E171), copovidone, macrogol 6000, povidone carmellose sodium.
The daily dosage is one coated tablet. You should try to take your pill at about the same time each day. You may find it easiest to take it either last thing at night or first thing in the morning. Swallow each pill whole, with water if necessary. Each pack of Rigevidon contains 1 memo strip of 21 coated tablets or 3 memo strips of 21 coated tablets. The memo strip has been designed to help you remember to take your pills. The pack is marked with the day of the week on which each pill should be taken. Following the direction of the arrow printed on the pack you should take one pill each day for 21 days until the strip is empty. Then you have 7 days when you do not take a pill. During the 7 pill-free days, on day 2 or 3, you will have menstruation like withdrawal bleeding, i.e. your monthly period. Start your next strip on the 8th day (following the 7 pill-free days) even if the bleeding has not yet ended. As long as you take Rigevidon correctly, you will always start each new strip on the same day of the week, and you will always have your monthly period on the same day of the month.
Keep out of the reach and sight of children. Read the enclosed leaflet before taking. Talk to your doctor before taking if you are taking any other medication, allergic to any of the ingredients, pregnant, breast feeding, suffer from angina, have or had a blood clot, if you need an operation, ever had a heart attack or stroke, suffer from high blood pressure, have a high level of fat in your blood, unexplained bleeding in the vagina, suffer from migraines or diabetic.