Desogestrel Sandoz
Desogestrel Sandoz is a birth control pill used to prevent pregnancy.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
75 mikrog
Active Ingredient
Desogestrel
Manufacturer
Sandoz A/S
How to Use
Dosage
Take one tablet every day.
Method
Swallow the tablet whole with water at about the same time each day.
Important
Do not take more than one tablet per day. Continue taking tablets without a break between packs.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Mood changes
- •Feeling down or depressed
- •Decreased sex drive
- •Headache
- •Feeling sick (nausea)
- •Acne
- •Breast tenderness
- •Irregular or absent periods
- •Weight gain
RARE
- •Vaginal infection
- •Difficulty wearing contact lenses
- •Vomiting
- •Hair loss
- •Menstrual pain
- •Cysts on ovaries
- •Feeling tired
- •Skin itching
- •Skin rash
- •Hives
- •Painful reddish-blue lumps on the skin (erythema nodosum)
Important Warnings
- Don't use if you're allergic to desogestrel or any other part of this medicine.
- Don't use if you have or have had a blood clot in your legs or lungs.
- Don't use if you have or have had bad liver disease or yellow skin/eyes, and your liver is not working right yet.
- Don't use if you have or might have cancer that grows because of sex hormones, like some breast cancers.
- Don't use if you have unexplained bleeding from your vagina.
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- Don't use if you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant.
- This medicine does not protect against HIV (AIDS) or other sexually transmitted diseases.