Triadene
PN: POMT63
63 Tablets
This is a prescription only medicine
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Each box of Triadene contains six beige tablets, five dark brown tablets, and ten white tablets. In addition to the pills, the Triadene box contains 3 self-adhesive stickers marked with days of the week. Each beige tablet contains 30 micrograms of Ethinylestradiol and 50 micrograms of Gestodene. Each dark brown tablet contains 40 micrograms Ethinylestradiol and 70 micrograms of Gestodene. Each white tablet contains 30 micrograms of Ethinylestradiol and 100 micrograms of Gestodene. Gestodene is a Progestogen and Ethinylestradiol is an Oestrogen. Triadene also contains the inactive ingredients: Lactose, Maize Starch, Povidone 700 000, Calcium Disodium Edentate, Magnesium Stearate (E572), Sucrose, Macrogol 6000, Calcium Carbonate (E170), Talc, Montan Glycol Wax, Titanium Dioxide (E171), Ferric Oxide Pigment (brown and yellow) (E172), Glycerol (E422).
To prevent pregnancy, always take Triadene as described below. Check with your doctor or family planning nurse if you are not sure. Take Triadene every day for 21 days Triadene comes in strips of 21 pills (6 beige, 5 dark brown and 10 white tablets), each marked with a day of the week. Take your pill at the same time every day. Start by taking pill number 1 and mark that day of the week under the heading I took my first pill on by piercing the small unnumbered foil disc. This will remind you on which day you started taking the course of pills. Follow the direction of the arrows on the strip. Take one pill each day, until you have finished all 21 pills. Swallow each pill whole, with water if necessary. Do not chew the pill. Then have seven pill-free days After you have taken all 21 pills in the strip, you have seven days when you take no pills. So if you take the last pill of one pack on a Friday, you will take the first pill of your next pack on the Saturday of the following week. Within a few days of taking the last pill from the strip, you should have a withdrawal bleed like a period. This bleed may not have finished when it is time to start your next strip of pills. You don�t need to use extra contraception during these seven pill-free days - as long as you have taken your pills correctly and start the next strip of pills on time. Then start your next strip Start taking your next strip of Triadene after the seven pill-free days - even if you are still bleeding. Always start the new strip on time. As long as you take Triadene correctly, you will always start each new strip on the same day of the week.
Do not take Triadene if any of the following apply to you. Taking Triadene would put your health at risk. If you are pregnant or might be pregnant. If you have cancer affected by sex hormones such as some cancers of the breast or womb lining or have ever had either of these conditions. If you have vaginal bleeding that has not been explained by your doctor. If you or anyone in your close family has ever had a problem with their blood circulation. This includes a blood clot (thrombosis) in the legs (deep vein thrombosis), lungs (pulmonary embolism), heart (heart attack), brain (stroke) or any other parts of the body.If you have any condition which makes you more at risk of a blood clot (thrombosis). If you have abnormal red blood cells (sickle-cell anaemia) If you have disorders of blood fat (lipid) metabolism. If you have ever had a severe liver disease. If you have certain types of jaundice (Dubin-Johnson or Rotor syndromes).If you have ever had liver tumours. If you have severe diabetes affecting your blood vessels. If you have ever had a blister-like rash called herpes gestationis. If you have had any of the following problems while pregnant: worsening of a hearing problem called otosclerosis,persistent itching, If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to any of the ingredients in Triadene. If you suffer from any of these, or get them for the first time while taking Triadene, contact your doctor as soon as possible. Do not take Triadene. 2.4 Triadene can make some illnesses worse Some of the conditions listed below can be made worse by taking the Pill. Or they may mean it is less suitable for you. You may still be able to take Triadene but you need to take special care and have check-ups more often. If you or your close family have ever had problems with your heart, circulation or blood clotting, such as high blood pressure or sickle cell disease, If you have varicose veins, If you have had epilepsy or migraines, If you have asthma, If you have had severe depression, If you are overweight (obese), If you have any gynaecological problems, such as fibroids, If you have inflamed veins (phlebitis), If you have an inherited form of deafness known as otosclerosis, If you have the disease of the nervous system called multiple sclerosis, If you have the inherited disease called porphyria, If you have calcium deficiency with cramps (tetany), If you have the movement disorder called Sydenhams chorea, If you have ever had breast problems, If you have diabetes, If you have an intolerance to contact lenses, If you have systemic lupus erythematosus, If you have ever had kidney or liver problems, or have had gall stones in the past, If you have brown patches on your face or body (chloasma), If you have any disease that is prone to worsen during pregnancy, If anyone in your family has had breast cancer. Tell your doctor or family planning nurse if any of these apply to you. Also tell them if you get any of these for the first time while taking the Pill, or if any get worse or come back, because you may need to stop taking Triadene.
Each box of Triadene contains six beige tablets, five dark brown tablets, and ten white tablets. In addition to the pills, the Triadene box contains 3 self-adhesive stickers marked with days of the week. Each beige tablet contains 30 micrograms of Ethinylestradiol and 50 micrograms of Gestodene. Each dark brown tablet contains 40 micrograms Ethinylestradiol and 70 micrograms of Gestodene. Each white tablet contains 30 micrograms of Ethinylestradiol and 100 micrograms of Gestodene. Gestodene is a Progestogen and Ethinylestradiol is an Oestrogen. Triadene also contains the inactive ingredients: Lactose, Maize Starch, Povidone 700 000, Calcium Disodium Edentate, Magnesium Stearate (E572), Sucrose, Macrogol 6000, Calcium Carbonate (E170), Talc, Montan Glycol Wax, Titanium Dioxide (E171), Ferric Oxide Pigment (brown and yellow) (E172), Glycerol (E422).
To prevent pregnancy, always take Triadene as described below. Check with your doctor or family planning nurse if you are not sure. Take Triadene every day for 21 days Triadene comes in strips of 21 pills (6 beige, 5 dark brown and 10 white tablets), each marked with a day of the week. Take your pill at the same time every day. Start by taking pill number 1 and mark that day of the week under the heading I took my first pill on by piercing the small unnumbered foil disc. This will remind you on which day you started taking the course of pills. Follow the direction of the arrows on the strip. Take one pill each day, until you have finished all 21 pills. Swallow each pill whole, with water if necessary. Do not chew the pill. Then have seven pill-free days After you have taken all 21 pills in the strip, you have seven days when you take no pills. So if you take the last pill of one pack on a Friday, you will take the first pill of your next pack on the Saturday of the following week. Within a few days of taking the last pill from the strip, you should have a withdrawal bleed like a period. This bleed may not have finished when it is time to start your next strip of pills. You don�t need to use extra contraception during these seven pill-free days - as long as you have taken your pills correctly and start the next strip of pills on time. Then start your next strip Start taking your next strip of Triadene after the seven pill-free days - even if you are still bleeding. Always start the new strip on time. As long as you take Triadene correctly, you will always start each new strip on the same day of the week.
Do not take Triadene if any of the following apply to you. Taking Triadene would put your health at risk. If you are pregnant or might be pregnant. If you have cancer affected by sex hormones such as some cancers of the breast or womb lining or have ever had either of these conditions. If you have vaginal bleeding that has not been explained by your doctor. If you or anyone in your close family has ever had a problem with their blood circulation. This includes a blood clot (thrombosis) in the legs (deep vein thrombosis), lungs (pulmonary embolism), heart (heart attack), brain (stroke) or any other parts of the body.If you have any condition which makes you more at risk of a blood clot (thrombosis). If you have abnormal red blood cells (sickle-cell anaemia) If you have disorders of blood fat (lipid) metabolism. If you have ever had a severe liver disease. If you have certain types of jaundice (Dubin-Johnson or Rotor syndromes).If you have ever had liver tumours. If you have severe diabetes affecting your blood vessels. If you have ever had a blister-like rash called herpes gestationis. If you have had any of the following problems while pregnant: worsening of a hearing problem called otosclerosis,persistent itching, If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to any of the ingredients in Triadene. If you suffer from any of these, or get them for the first time while taking Triadene, contact your doctor as soon as possible. Do not take Triadene. 2.4 Triadene can make some illnesses worse Some of the conditions listed below can be made worse by taking the Pill. Or they may mean it is less suitable for you. You may still be able to take Triadene but you need to take special care and have check-ups more often. If you or your close family have ever had problems with your heart, circulation or blood clotting, such as high blood pressure or sickle cell disease, If you have varicose veins, If you have had epilepsy or migraines, If you have asthma, If you have had severe depression, If you are overweight (obese), If you have any gynaecological problems, such as fibroids, If you have inflamed veins (phlebitis), If you have an inherited form of deafness known as otosclerosis, If you have the disease of the nervous system called multiple sclerosis, If you have the inherited disease called porphyria, If you have calcium deficiency with cramps (tetany), If you have the movement disorder called Sydenhams chorea, If you have ever had breast problems, If you have diabetes, If you have an intolerance to contact lenses, If you have systemic lupus erythematosus, If you have ever had kidney or liver problems, or have had gall stones in the past, If you have brown patches on your face or body (chloasma), If you have any disease that is prone to worsen during pregnancy, If anyone in your family has had breast cancer. Tell your doctor or family planning nurse if any of these apply to you. Also tell them if you get any of these for the first time while taking the Pill, or if any get worse or come back, because you may need to stop taking Triadene.