Qlaira

Warnings

Tell your doctor if any of the following conditions apply to you.

In some situations you need to take special care while taking Qlaira or any other combined pill, and your doctor may need to examine you regularly. If the condition develops, or gets worse while you are using Qlaira, you should also tell your doctor.

• if a close relative has or has ever had breast cancer
• if you have a disease of the liver or gall bladder
• if you have jaundice
• if you have diabetes
• if you have depression
• if you have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis (chronic inflammatory bowel disease);
• if you have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE – a disease affecting your natural defence system);
• if you have haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS – a disorder of blood clotting causing failure of the kidneys);
• if you have sickle cell anaemia (an inherited disease of the red blood cells);
• if you have elevated levels of fat in the blood (hypertriglyceridaemia) or a positive family history for this condition. Hypertriglyceridaemia has been associated with an increased risk of developing pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas);
• if you need an operation, or you are off your feet for a long time.
• if you have just given birth you are at an increased risk of blood clots. You should ask your doctor how soon after delivery you can start taking Qlaira.
• if you have an inflammation in the veins under the skin (superficial thrombophlebitis).
• if you have varicose veins.
• if you have epilepsy (see “Other medicines and Qlaira”)
• if you have a disease that first appeared during pregnancy or earlier use of sex hormones, for example, hearing loss, porphyria (a disease of the blood), gestational herpes (skin rash with blisters during pregnancy), Sydenham’s chorea (a nerve disease causing sudden movements of the body)
• if you have (or have ever had) golden brown pigment patches so-called “pregnancy patches” especially on the face (Chloasma). If this is the case, avoid direct exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet light
• if you have hereditary angioedema. Consult your doctor immediately if you experience symptoms of angioedema such as swollen face, tongue and/or throat and/or difficulty swallowing or hives, together with difficulty breathing. Products containing oestrogens may induce or worsen symptoms of angioedema
• if you have cardiac or renal insufficiency

See patient information leaflet for more details.