Levesia
Levesia is a birth control pill used to prevent pregnancy.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
100 mikrog / 20 mikrog
Active Ingredient
Levonorgestrel
Manufacturer
Exeltis Healthcare S.L.
How to Use
Dosage
Take one Levesia tablet every day.
Method
Take tablets with or without food, with a little water if needed, at roughly the same time each day. Do not mix tablets: take one pink tablet daily for the first 21 days, then one white tablet daily for the last 7 days.
Important
The maximum daily dose is one tablet.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Headache (including migraine)
- •Mood changes, depression
- •Changed sex drive
- •Nervousness, feeling unsteady, dizziness
- •Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain
- •Acne
- •Fluid retention in the body
- •Breast pain or tenderness, breast fluid, menstrual pain, heavier or lighter periods, increased vaginal discharge, missed periods
- •Weight changes (increase or decrease)
- •Vaginal inflammation, including yeast infection
RARE
- •Changes in appetite, difficulty processing sugar
- •Stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhea
- •Skin rash, yellowish-brown spots on skin (chloasma), increased body or facial hair, hair loss, hives, painful reddish skin bumps (erythema nodosum), rash with ring-shaped redness (erythema multiforme)
- •Breast swelling
- •Increased blood pressure, changes in blood fat levels
- •Poor tolerance of contact lenses
- •Allergic reactions, including severe ones with breathing difficulties and swelling of the face, tongue, or throat (angioedema)
- •Harmful blood clots in veins or arteries (e.g., in the leg, lung, heart, brain, liver, stomach/intestines, kidneys, or eye)
- •Yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice)
- •Decreased folic acid levels in the blood
- •Liver cell cancer
Important Warnings
- Do not use Levesia if you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant.
- Do not use Levesia if you have or have had a blood clot in your leg (deep vein thrombosis), lung (pulmonary embolism), or any other part of your body.
- Do not use Levesia if you have had a heart attack or stroke.
- Do not use Levesia if you have a condition affecting blood clotting.
- Do not use Levesia if you are having surgery or will be on prolonged bed rest.
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- Do not use Levesia if you smoke, especially if you are over 35.
- Do not use Levesia if you have Hepatitis C and are taking certain medications for it (e.g., those containing ombitasvir, paritaprevir, ritonavir, dasabuvir, glecaprevir, pibrentasvir, sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, or voxilaprevir).
- Seek immediate medical help if you notice signs of a blood clot, such as unexplained pain in the chest, stomach, or legs.
- Levesia does not protect against HIV (AIDS) or other sexually transmitted infections.