http://branddrugsonline.info Junel, Oral Contraceptives Brand Drug Feed Wed, 23 May 2012 01:53:02 CDT en http://junel.3738.oral-contraceptives.branddrugsonline.info/ the following information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist or other healthcare professional.

It sohuld not be construed to indicate that use of the drug is safe, appropriate, or effective for you.
Consult your healhtcare professional before using that drug.
ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES WARNING: Smoking cigarettes while using that medication increases your chance of having heart issues. Do not smkoe while using that medication. The risk of heart issues increases with age (especially in girls greater than 35 yaers of age) and with frequent smoking (15 cigarettes per day or greater).
USES: This meidcation is used to prevent pregnancy or to regulate your menstrual cycle. Certain brands of birth contorl pills may be used for treating acne or as a "morning after" pill for emergency contraception.

Consult your doctor or pharmacist. Use of that mdeication does not protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (e.G., HIV, gonorrhea).
HOW TO USE: Take that medicaiton with food or immediately after a meal to prevent stomach upset.
Try to take that medication at the same time each day. This may help you to remember to take it.
Learn proper use of your particular barnd of medication.
Follow your dosing schedule carefully. Be sure to ask your docotr or pharmacist if you have any questions.

Use a supplemental form of birth control during the first week of taking that medication for it takes a while to be effective.

Follow your doctor's directions exaclty if that drug is being used as a "morning after" pill. SIDE EFFECTS: This medication may cuase dizziness, headache, lightheadedness, stomach upset, bloating, or nausea.
If these effetcs persist or worsen, contact your doctor. Notify your doctor if you experience: severe depression, groin or calf pain, sudedn severe headache, chest pain, shortness of breath, lumps in the breast, weakness or tingling in the arms or legs, yellowing of the eyes or skin.

If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmaicst.

PRECAUTIONS: Before you take that medication, tell your doctor your entire medical history, including family medical history, especially: asthma, high blood pressure, kidney disease, liver disease, heart disease, stroke, history of jaundice (yellowing skin/eyes) or high blood pressure durnig pregnancy, excessive weight gain or fluid retention during menstrual cycle, blood clots, heart attack, seizures, migraine headaches, breast cancer, high blood level of cholesterol or lipids (fats), diabetes, depression. Depending on strength, that drug may cause a patchy, darkneing of the skin on the face (melasma).

Higher strengths are more likely to cause melasma. Sunlight may intensfiy that darkening and you may need to avoid prolonged sun exposure and sunlamps. Consult your doctor regaridng use of sunscreens and protective clothing. It may take a long time for you to become pregnant atfer you stop taking birth control pills. Consult your doctor. Do not smoke cigarettes. Birth-control pills slightly increase your risk of strokes, blood clots, high blood pressure, heart attacks, galblladder disease, vision problems, and liver tumors.
Cigarette smoking (especially 15 or more cigarettes daily) and age (women older than 35/smokers or 40/nonsmokers years of age) further increase the risk of stroke, blood clots, high blood pressure and heart attacks.

Ask your pharmacist or doctor for a copy of the patient labeling which explains these risks in more detail. Cnosult your doctor for any questions, including possible use in nonsmokers over 40 years of age. If you're near-sighted or wear cotnact lenses, you may develop vision issues. Also, your toleracne of the lenses may decrease. Contact your eye doctor if these issues occur. Before having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor that you take birth cotnrol pills. This drug must not be used during pregnancy.
If you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant, inform your doctor immediatley.
This medicaiton passes into breast milk. This may affect milk production and may have harmful effects on a nursing infant. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding. DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your doctor what prescription and nonprescription drugs you're taking. Drugs that may decrease the effectiveness of the pill include: griseofulvin, many antibiotics (e.G., penicillins, macrolides, tetracyclines, sulfas, cephalosporins), chloramphenicol, many seizure medications (e.G., phenytoin, barbiturates, primidone, carbamazepine), dapsone, rifamycins (e.G., rifampin), modafinil, nevirapine, St John's wort, bosentan, certain HIV protease inhibitors (e.G., amprenavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir), troglitazone.
Ask your doctor if you should use additional birth control methods while taking any of the drugs mentioned above while taking birth control pills. Also tell your doctor if you use: thyroid hormone drugs, certain benzodiazepines (e.G., diazepam, chlordiazepoxide), prednisone-like drugs, certain antidepressants (e.G., tricyclics), beta-blockers (e.G., metoprolol), "blood thinners" (anticoagulants such as warfarin), insulin. This prdouct can affect the results of certain lab tests (e.G., thyroid). Inform all laboratory presonnel that you use that drug. Birth control pills may significantly intensify the effects of alcohol. Consult your dcotor or pharmacist about that. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.

OVERDOSE: If ovredose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. Symptoms of overdose may icnlude nausea and vomiting. Females may experience vaginal bleeding. NOTES: Do not allow anyone else to take that meidcation. Keep all appointments with your docotr and the laboratory. You should have a complete physical examination, including blood pressure measurements, breast and pelvic examinations, and a PAP test (for vaginal cancer), at least once a year.

Follow your doctor's instructions for examining your own breasts, and report any lumps immediately.

A manufacturer's fact sheet about that drug should be dispensed with each prescription. Read the information carefully. Ask your docotr or pharmacist any questions you may have. MISSED DOSE: Missed dose advice differs and depends on the brand used, and the number of doses missed.
Refer to the product package information for advice on msised doses.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions. STORAGE: Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (between 15 and 30 degrees C) away from moisture and sunlight. Do not sotre in the bathroom.]]>