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Loestrin Fe 1.5/30

Main Ingredients: Estrogen (low dose) + Progestin (high dose)

Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 is used to prevent pregnancy, regulate menstrual periods as well as in the treatment of acne in women 15 and older.

Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 is a synthetic form of female sex hormones produced naturally in the body, progestin, and estrogen.

Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 curbs the pituitary glands activity thus hindering ovulation; alter the mucus at the cervix opening to prevent sperm from entering, and their variable levels play a vital role in fertility in women.

Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 for acne is taken just as it would be for contraception.

Contraceptive drugs like Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 are associated with risks. These risks increase in women over age 35, smokers and who have hypertension.

LOESTRIN FE 1.5/30 WARNING

Avoid using contraceptives including Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 if you are or might be pregnant.

Avoid smoking as it enhances the risk of heart-related side effects in women who use oral contraceptives like Loestrin Fe 1.5/30. The risk is even greater in women over 35.

Avoid using Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 if you have had an allergic reaction to any oral contraceptives.

Avoid Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 if you are a migraine sufferer.

Avoid taking Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 if you or someone in your family has ever had breast cancer or cancer of the reproductive system or liver problems.

Avoid Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 if you have or ever had a stroke, heart disease, liver disease, chest pain, or blood clots.

Avoid Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 if you have had pregnancy related jaundice or jaundice resulting from previous use of any oral contraceptives.

Avoid Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 if you have experienced abnormal vaginal bleeding.

LOESTRIN FE 1.5/30 CAUTION

Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 should be used with caution if you are:

-Over 40

-Smoker

-Have liver, heart, gallbladder, kidney, or thyroid disease

-Have high blood pressure

-High cholesterol

-Diabetes

-Epilepsy

-Asthma

-Porphyria

-Obese

-Stroke or heart attack in the past

-Depression

-Family history of breast cancer or other cancers

-Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 does not protect against HIV (AIDS), or other STDs.

-If you experience abdominal pain, contact your physician right away.

-In rare cases, oral contraceptives like Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 may cause benign liver tumors.

LOESTRIN FE 1.5/30 SIDE EFFECTS

Common side effects of Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 may include abdominal pain, vaginal discharge, acne, fluid retention, bloating, blood clots, chest pain, hair loss, headache, heart attack, high blood pressure, kidney problem, migraine, leg pain, nausea, sex drive changes, skin discoloration, stroke, vomiting, and weight gain or loss.

LOESTRIN FE 1.5/30 INTERACTION

Check with your physician before combining Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 with the following:

Acetaminophen/ Paracetamol

Amitriptyline

Antibiotics

Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)

Aspirin

Atorvastatin (anti-cholesterol drugs)

Barbiturates

Blood thinners

Carbamazepine

Chloramphenicol

Clofibrate

Clomipramine

Copper supplements

Cyclosporine

Diazepam

Doxepin

Fluconazole

Glipizide

Griseofulvin

HIV drugs

Imipramine

Propranolol

Insulin

Lorazepam

Metoprolol

Modafinil

Morphine

Oxazepam

Phenylbutazone

Phenytoin

Prednisolone

Prednisone

Primidone

Propranolol

Rifabutin

Rifampin

Sulfonamides

Temazepam

Tetracycline

Theophylline

Topiramate

Troleandomycin

Valium

Herbs like Black Cohosh, Milk Thistle, and St. John's Wort.

LOESTRIN FE 1.5/30 DOSES

Consult your physician or the instructions in the drug package. For maximum effectiveness, Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 tablets must be taken exactly as prescribed and at intermissions not exceeding 24 hours.

LOESTRIN FE 1.5/30 OVERDOSE

Symptoms of Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 overdose may include nausea, vomiting, and withdrawal bleeding.

In case of Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 overdose, seek medical attention right away.