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4. MISSING PILLS CAN ALSO CAUSE SPOTTING OR LIGHT BLEEDING, even when you make up these missed pills. On the days you take 2 pills to make up for missed pills, you could also feel a little sick to your stomach. 5. IF YOU HAVE VOMITING OR DIARRHEA, or IF YOU TAKE SOME MEDICINES, including some antibiotics, your pills may not work as well. Use a back-up method (such as condoms or spermicide) until you check with your healthcare provider. 6. IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE REMEMBERING TO TAKE THE PILL, talk to your healthcare provider about how to make pill-taking easier or about using another method of birth control. Text Continues Below
Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular side effects from oral contra-ceptive use. This risk increases with age and with heavy smoking (15 or more cigarettes per day) and is quite marked in women over 35 years of age. Women who use oral contraceptives are strongly advised not to smoke. 7. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ARE UNSURE ABOUT THE INFORMATION IN THIS LEAFLET, call your healthcare provider. BEFORE YOU START TAKING YOUR PILLS 1. DECIDE WHAT TIME OF DAY YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR PILL. It is important to take it at about the same time every day. 2. LOOK AT YOUR PILL PACK. The pill pack has 21 "active" pills (with hormones) to take for 3 weeks. This is followed by 1 week of
"reminder" green pills (without hormones).
ORTHO-NOVUM 7/ 7/ 7: There are 7 white "active" pills, 7 light peach "active" pills, 7 peach "active" pills and 7 green "reminder" pills. ORTHO-NOVUM 10/ 11: There are 10 white "active" pills, 11 peach "active" pills and 7 green "reminder" pills.
ORTHO-NOVUM 1/ 35: There are 21 peach "active" pills and 7 green "reminder" pills.
MODICON: There are 21 white "active" pills and 7 green "reminder" pills.
3. ALSO FIND: 1) where on the pack to start taking pills, Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next >>
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