Ethinyloestradiol and Gestodene

Contraceptive · Oestrogen/Progestogen

Indications

Oral contraception.

Dosage

Adults: 1 tablet daily, starting on the first day of menstruation, at the same time, without interruption for 21 days, then 7 tablet free days.

Adverse Effects

Headache; migraine, gastric upsets, nausea; breast tenderness, pain, enlargement & secretion; changes in body weight & libido; vaginal secretions; depressive moods; contact lens intolerance; various skin reactions, fluid retention, hypersensitivity reactions.

Risk Factor (Pregnancy/Lactation)

Contraindications: Pregnancy, jaundice or severe liver disease, benign or malignant liver tumours; DVT, pulmonary embolism, heart attack, stroke, angina pectoris; diabetes with blood vessel damage; disturbance of lipometabolism, history of herpes of pregnancy, deterioration of osteosclerosis during pregnancy, undiagnosed vaginal bleeding; history of migraine accompanied by visual symptoms, speech disability, weakness or numbness; pancreatitis. Precautions: Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, varicose veins, superficial phlebitis, osteosclerosis, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, porphyria, herpes gestationis, Sydenham's chorea, chloasma, heart rhythm/valve disorder, family history of thrombosis; heart attack or stroke; obesity, family history of breast cancer, depression, SLE, migraine, cigarette smoking, advancing age, lactation. Hyperlipidaemia, liver or gall bladder disease, Crohn's disease…

Interactions

Antiepileptic drugs (barbiturates, phenylbutazone, hydantoins), anti-TB drugs (rifampicin), ritonavir, antibiotics (penicillins, tetracyclines, griseofulvin) & St. John's Wort.

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