Cerazette

Cerazette75microgramtablets Whenusedincontraception Cerazette(Sairrazet)isamedicinewhichisused incontraception.Cerazettecontainsdesogestrel.It issuppliedbyMerckSharp&DohmeLimited. Yourmedicine Cerazettecontainsahormonewhichissimilartothe hormoneprogesteronethatisproducedbythebody. Itisusedtopreventwomenfrombecoming pregnant.Itworksbypreventingthereleaseofeggs fromtheovaryandbyincreasingthethicknessof vaginalfluidwhichcanstopaspermfromreaching anegg. Hormonalcontraceptivesmayalsoincreasethe chancesofdevelopingbreastcancer.Youandyour prescriberwillneedtoweighupthebenefitsand risksoftakingCerazettebeforeyoustarttotakeit. WomenwhotakeCerazetteneedtoregularly examinetheirbreastsforanychangesorlumps. Hormonalcontraceptiveswillonlypreventa pregnancyiftheyaretakenregularly.Itisimportant youtakethismedicineatthesametimeeachday. WhenyoufirststarttotakeCerazetteyoumayneed totakeextracontraceptiveprecautionsuntilitstarts towork.Youmayalsoneedtotakeextra contraceptiveprecautionsincertainsituations. Thesesituationsincludemissingadosebymore than12hoursorvomitingwithinthreetofourhours oftakingCerazette.Askyourprescriber,family planningnurseorreadthepatientinformationleaflet thatcomeswithyourmedicineformoreinformation aboutwhentotakeadditionalcontraceptive precautions. OtherinformationaboutCerazette: forinformationaboutwhenyoushouldstart totakethismedicineyoushouldaskyour prescriber,pharmacistorreadthepatient informationleafletthatcomeswithyour medicine youshouldstartanewpackthedayafteryou finishthecurrentone.Donothaveabreak betweenpacks Donotshareyourmedicinewithotherpeople.It maynotbesuitableforthemandmayharmthem. Thepharmacylabelonyourmedicinetellsyouhow muchmedicineyoushouldtake.Italsotellsyou howoftenyoushouldtakeyourmedicine.Thisis thedosethatyouandyourprescriberhaveagreed youshouldtake.Youshouldnotchangethedoseof yourmedicineunlessyouaretoldtodosobyyour prescriber. Ifyoufeelthatthemedicineismakingyouunwellor youdonotthinkitisworking,thentalktoyour prescriber. Providedbywww.medicines.org.uk/guides Whentotakeyourmedicine Somemedicinesworkbestiftheyaretakenata specifictimeofday.Gettingthemostfromyour medicinecanalsobeaffectedbywhatyoueat, whenyoueatandthetimesatwhichyoutakeother medicines.Makesureyoufollowanyspecific instructionsgiventoyoubyyourprescriberorthat areinthePatientInformationLeafletthatcomes withthismedicine. InthecaseofCerazette: thismedicineshouldbetakenatthesame timeeachday Howtotakeyourmedicine Somemedicineshavespecificinstructionsabout howtotakethem.Thisisbecausetheyworkbetter whentakencorrectly.Theseinstructionscaninclude gettingtherightdoseandspecialinstructionsfor preparingthemedicine. InthecaseofCerazette: detailedadviceonhowtotakeCerazettecan befoundinthePatientInformationLeaflet thatcomeswiththismedicine Ifyouarehavingproblemstakingthismedicine,you shouldtalktoyourprescriberorpharmacist.They maybeabletogiveyouadviceonotherwaysto takeyourmedicineorothermedicinesthatare easierforyoutotake. Takingtoomuchofyourmedicine Takingextradosesofsomemedicinescanbe harmful.Insomecasesevenoneextradosecan causeyouproblems.Ifyoutakeextradosesofyour medicine,youmustgetmedicaladviceimmediately. Youmayneedatesttoassesstheeffectoftaking extradoses.Thisisbecausetheeffectsoftaking toomuchmedicineareverycomplexsoitisvery importantthatyouseekmedicaladvice. Contactyourprescriber,pharmacist,specialistclinic orNHSDirecton08454647foradvice. Makesureyoutakeallofyourmedicinecontainers withyouifyouareadvisedtogotohospital. Stoppingyourmedicine Ifyouarenothavinganyproblemswiththis medicine,donotstoptakingitunlessyounolonger needthisformofcontraceptionoryouareadvised tostoptakingitbyyourprescriber. Ifyouareinanydoubt,contactyourprescriber, pharmacist,specialistclinicorNHSDirecton0845 4647. Lookingafteryourmedicine Page1of2 Theinstructionsonhowyoushouldkeepyour medicineareonthepharmacylabel.Youshould keepyourmedicineintheoriginalcontainer.This willhelptokeepyourmedicineinthebestcondition andalsoallowyoutochecktheinstructions.Donot takethemedicineifthepackagingappearstohave beentamperedwithorifthemedicineshowsany signsofdamage.Makesurethatthemedicineisout ofthesightandreachofchildren. InthecaseofCerazette: therearenospecialinstructionsonhowto lookafteryourmedicine Youmustnottakethemedicineaftertheexpirydate shownonthepackaging.Ifyouhaveanyunused medicine,returnittoyourpharmacistwhowill disposeofitsafely. Whetherthismedicineissuitableforyou Cerazetteisnotsuitableforeveryoneandsome peopleshouldneveruseit.Otherpeopleshould onlyuseitwithspecialcare.Itisimportantthatthe personprescribingthismedicineknowsyourfull medicalhistory. Yourprescribermayonlyprescribethismedicine withspecialcareormaynotprescribeitatallifyou: areallergicorsensitivetoorhavehada reactiontoanyoftheingredientsinthe medicine havevaginalbleedingandthecauseofthe bleedingisnotknown haveorhavehadthromboembolicproblems havediabetes haveorhavehadliverproblems haveorhavehadchloasma havehighbloodpressurewhichisnotwell controlled haveLapplactasedeficiency haveglucosegalactosemalabsorption problems havegalactoseintolerance havebreastcancer,livercancerorany cancersthataresensitivetohormones areagedover44years areimmobile haveangioedema Furthermoretheprescribermayonlyprescribethis medicinewithspecialcareormaynotprescribeitat allforfemalesunder16yearsofage. Aspartoftheprocessofassessingsuitabilityto takethismedicineaprescribermayalsoarrange tests: todeterminewhetherornotthemedicineis suitableandwhetheritmustbeprescribed withextracare tocheckthatthismedicineisnothavingany undesiredeffects OvertimeitispossiblethatCerazettecanbecome unsuitableforsomepeople,ortheymaybecome unsuitableforit.Ifatanytimeitappearsthat Cerazettehasbecomeunsuitable,itisimportant thattheprescriberiscontactedimmediately. Sideeffects Amedicineisonlymadeavailabletothepublicifthe clinicaltrialshaveshownthatthebenefitsoftaking themedicineoutweightherisks. Onceamedicinehasbeenlicensed,informationon themedicine'seffects,bothintendedand unintended,iscontinuouslyrecordedandupdated. Somesideeffectsmaybeseriouswhileothersmay onlybeamildinconvenience. Everyone'sreactiontoamedicineisdifferent.Itis difficulttopredictwhichsideeffectsyouwillhave fromtakingaparticularmedicine,orwhetheryou willhaveanysideeffectsatall.Theimportantthing istotellyourprescriberorpharmacistifyouare havingproblemswithyourmedicine. Common:Morethan1in100peoplewhotake Cerazette acne breastpain decreasedlibido depression headaches menstrualproblemsincludingirregular menstrualperiodsoramenorrhoea.You shouldseekmedicaladviceifyouhavebeen takingCerazetteregularlyandyoubleed moreoften,ifyourperiodsareirregularorif youdonothaveamenstrualperiod moodchanges nausea weightgain Uncommon:Morethan1in1000peoplewhotake Cerazette hairloss heavyorpainfulmenstrualperiods infectionofthevagina intolerancetocontactlenses ovariancyst tiredness vomitingyoumayneedtotakeextra contraceptiveprecautionsifyouvomitwithin threetofourhoursoftakingCerazette Lastupdated28Nov12 Copyright2010Datapharm

Cerazette
Cerazette75microgramtablets Whenusedincontraception Rare:Morethan1in10,000peoplewhotake Cerazette skinproblemsincludingskinrashes, erythemaorurticaria Thefrequencyofthesesideeffectsisunknown angioedemaorworseningofangioedema bloodproblems dischargefromthebreast ectopicpregnancyseekmedicaladviceif youhavestomachpainoramenorrhoea gallstones hearingloss infections liverproblemsincludingjaundiceoritching lupusorlupuslikeproblem porphyriaorporphyrialikereaction raisedbloodpressureseekmedicaladvice ifthisoccurs worseningofchorea Thefrequencyofthesesideeffectsisunknownand hasbeenreportedinwomenwhohavetaken combinedoestrogenandprogestogen contraceptives chloasmaifyouarepronetohaving chloasma,youshouldavoidexposuretothe sunorultravioletlightwhiletakingCerazette hormonesensitivecancerssuchasliveror breastcancer mayaffecttheresultsforcertaintests thromboembolicproblemssuchasdeepvein thrombosisorpulmonaryembolismthese problemsmayreturninwomenwhohave hadthembefore Ifyoufeelunwellorifyouhaveconcernsabouta sideeffect,youwillneedtoseekadvice.Ifyoufeel veryill,getmedicalhelpstraightaway.Contactyour prescriber,pharmacist,nurseorcallNHSDirecton 08454647. Takingothermedicines Ifyouaretakingmorethanonemedicinetheymay interactwitheachother.Attimesyourprescriber maydecidetousemedicinesthatinteract,inother casesthismaynotbeappropriate. Thedecisiontousemedicinesthatinteractdepends onyourspecificcircumstances.Yourprescribermay decidetousemedicinesthatinteract,ifitisbelieved thatthebenefitsoftakingthemedicinestogether outweightherisks.Insuchcases,itmaybe necessarytoalteryourdoseormonitoryoumore closely. Tellyourprescriberthenamesofallthemedicines thatyouaretakingsothattheycanconsiderall Providedbywww.medicines.org.uk/guides possibleinteractions.Thisincludesallthemedicines whichhavebeenprescribedbyyourGP,hospital doctor,dentist,nurse,healthvisitor,midwifeor pharmacist.Youmustalsotellyourprescriberabout medicineswhichyouhaveboughtoverthecounter withoutprescriptions. Thefollowingmedicinesmayinteractwith Cerazette: primidone carbamazepine oxcarbazepine rifabutin rifampicin felbamate ritonavir griseofulvin charcoal phenytoin phenobarbital topiramate nelfinavir ciclosporin Thefollowingtypesofmedicinemayinteractwith Cerazette: hydantoins barbiturates IfyouaretakingCerazetteandoneoftheabove medicinesortypesofmedicines,makesureyour prescriberknowsaboutit. Complementarypreparationsandvitamins Medicinescaninteractwithcomplementary preparationsandvitamins. Makesureyoutellyourprescriberthenamesofall thecomplementarypreparationsandvitaminsthat youaretakingorareplanningtotake. Yourprescribercanthendecidewhetheritis appropriateforyoutotakecombinationsthatare knowntointeract. InthecaseofCerazette: thismedicineinteractswithSt.John'sWort IfyouhavebeenprescribedCerazetteyoushould onlytakesomethingontheabovelistonthespecific adviceofyourprescriberorpharmacist. Drivingandoperatingmachinery Whentakinganymedicineyoushouldbeawarethat itmightinterferewithyourabilitytodriveoroperate machinerysafely. LikeallmedicinesCerazettecancausesideeffects. Youshouldseehowthismedicineaffectsyouand thenjudgeifyouaresafetodriveoroperate machinery.Ifyouareinanydoubt,talktoyour prescriber. Diet Medicinescaninteractwithcertainfoods.Insome cases,thismaybeharmfulandyourprescribermay adviseyoutoavoidcertainfoods. InthecaseofCerazette: therearenospecificfoodsthatyoumust excludefromyourdietwhentakingCerazette Alcohol Alcoholcaninteractwithcertainmedicines. InthecaseofCerazette: therearenoknowninteractionsbetween alcoholandCerazette Familyplanningandpregnancy Mostmedicines,insomeway,canaffectthe developmentofababyinthewomb.Theeffecton thebabydiffersbetweenmedicinesandalso dependsonthestageofpregnancythatyouhave reachedwhenyoutakethemedicine. InthecaseofCerazette: donottakethismedicineduringpregnancy yourprescriberwillonlystartyourtreatment withCerazetteoncetheyarecertainthatyou arenotpregnant.Formoreinformationtalkto yourprescriber Itisveryimportantthatyouseekurgentmedical adviceifyoubecomepregnantorthinkyouhave becomepregnantwhiletakingthismedicine. Breastfeeding Certainmedicinescanpassintobreastmilkand mayreachyourbabythroughbreastfeeding. InthecaseofCerazette: thismedicinepassesintobreastmilk.Ifyou takethismedicinewhilebreastfeeding,your babymayneedsomeextramonitoring Beforeyouhaveyourbabyyoushoulddiscuss breastfeedingwithyourdoctorormidwife.Theywill helpyoudecidewhatisbestforyouandyourbaby basedonthebenefitsandrisksassociatedwiththis medicine.Youshouldonlybreastfeedyourbaby whiletakingthismedicineontheadviceofyour doctorormidwife. Ingredientsofyourmedicine Medicinescontainactiveingredients.Theymayalso containother,additionalingredientsthathelpensure thestability,safetyandeffectivenessofthe medicine.Theyarealsoaddedtoimprovethe Lastupdated28Nov12 Copyright2010Datapharm medicine'stasteandappearanceandtomakeit easiertotake.Somemaybeusedtoprolongthelife ofthemedicine. Youshouldcheckthatyouareabletotakethe ingredientsinyourmedicine,especiallyifyouhave anyallergies. Cerazettecontains: desogestrel silicacolloidalanhydrous lactosemonohydrate maizestarch povidone stearicacid hypromellose macrogol400 talc titaniumdioxide(E171) allractocopherol Ifyouarenotabletotakeanyoftheingredientsin yourmedicine,talktoyourprescriberorpharmacist toseeiftheycansuggestanalternativemedicine.If youhavereactedbadlytoCerazettebefore,donot takeCerazette.Talktoyourprescriber,pharmacist ornurseassoonaspossible.

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