Azalia
Azalia is a mini-pill used for contraception; it contains a female hormone called desogestrel.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
75 mikrog
Active Ingredient
Desogestrel
Manufacturer
Gedeon Richter Plc
How to Use
Dosage
Take one tablet every day.
Method
Take the tablet at the same time each day, swallowing it whole with water. When a pack is empty, start a new pack on the next day without any break.
Important
Do not take more than one tablet per day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Mood changes
- •Feeling sad or depressed
- •Less interest in sex
- •Headache
- •Feeling sick to your stomach
- •Acne
- •Breast pain
- •Gaining weight
- •Irregular vaginal bleeding (can be light spotting, heavier bleeding like a period, or no bleeding at all)
RARE
- •Vaginal infection
- •Problems with contact lenses
- •Vomiting
- •Hair loss
- •Painful periods
- •Cysts on ovaries
- •Feeling tired
- •Skin reactions like rash, itchy bumps (hives), or painful red-blue bumps on the skin (erythema nodosum)
- •Fluid leaking from breasts
Important Warnings
- Do not use Azalia if you are allergic to desogestrel or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Contact your doctor right away if you notice signs of a blood clot, such as severe pain or swelling in your leg, chest pain, trouble breathing, or coughing up blood.
- Contact your doctor if your skin or eyes turn yellow (jaundice) or if you have severe liver disease or sudden, severe stomach pain.
- Contact your doctor if you have or might have cancer that is sensitive to hormones (like breast cancer) or if you find a lump in your breast.
- Contact your doctor if you have unexplained or unusually heavy vaginal bleeding.
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- Contact your doctor if you have sudden, severe pain in your lower belly, which could be a sign of a pregnancy outside the womb (ectopic pregnancy).
- Tell your doctor at least four weeks before if you will be bedridden or need surgery.
- Do not use Azalia if you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant.
- If you forget to take a tablet by more than 12 hours, its protection against pregnancy might be lower. Take the missed tablet as soon as you remember, then continue with the rest. Use an extra birth control method (like condoms) for the next 7 days. If you missed a tablet in the first week and had sex before that, you might be pregnant; ask your doctor for advice.
- If you vomit within 3-4 hours of taking a tablet or have severe diarrhea, the medicine might not work as well. Follow the advice for a missed tablet.
- Get help from a doctor right away if you have a severe allergic reaction, such as swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat, making it hard to breathe or swallow.
- If you experience mood changes or feel depressed, contact your doctor as soon as possible, as depression can be serious and may lead to thoughts of self-harm.
- Azalia does not protect against HIV (AIDS) or other sexually transmitted infections.