Description
TriRegol is a combined oral contraceptive, one of a group of drugs often referred to as the Pill. The Pill provides a reliable, reversible method of contraception. TriRegol contains two types of hormone: an oestrogen, ethinylestradiol, and a progestogen, levonorgestrel. It is a triphasic contraceptive. This means that there are three levels of hormones in each pack which ref lect the changing levels in your normal menstrual cycle. These hormones stop the ovary from releasing an egg each month. They also thicken the mucus at the neck of the womb making it more diff icult for the sperm to reach the egg, and alter the lining of the womb to make it less likely to accept a fertilised egg.
Remember:
- TriRegol needs to be taken as directed to prevent pregnancy
- Combined oral contraceptive pills like TriRegol will not protect you against sexually transmitted diseases (such as AIDS). Only condoms can do this.
Warnings
Tell your doctor before starting to take TriRegol if you know you suffer from any of the following conditions. You need to tell your doctor if this is the case as these conditions may get worse while you are taking the pill. If any of these conditions do get worse or you have them for the f irst time, tell your doctor as soon as you can. Your doctor may tell you to stop using TriRegol and advise you to use another method of contraception:
- If you, or any member of your family, have a blood-fat (lipid) disorder called hypertriglyceridaemia, as this disorder can increase your risk of getting a disease of your pancreas, called pancreatitis.
- If you suffer from:
- high blood pressure (hypertension);
- yellowing of the skin (jaundice);
- itching of your whole body (pruritus);
- gallstones;
- the inherited disease called porphyria;
- systemic lupus erythematosus – SLE (an inf lammatory disease which can affect many parts of the body, including the skin, joints and internal organs);
- a blood disorder called haemolytic uraemic syndrome – HUS (a disorder where blood clots cause the kidneys to fail);
- the movement disorder called Sydenham’s chorea;
- the rash known as herpes gestationis;
- the inherited form of deafness known as otosclerosis;
- disturbed liver function;
- diabetes;
- depression;
- Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis (chronic inf lammatory bowel diseases);
- brown patches on your face and body (chloasma), which you can reduce by staying out of the sun and not using sunbeds or sunlamps.
See patient information leaflet for more details.
Side Effects
Like all medicines, TriRegol can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Very common side effects (occurring in more than 1 out of 10 women)
tender breasts.
Common side effects (occurring in between 1 and 10 out of 100 women):
depressive moods, headaches, feeling or being sick, gall stone disease, skin disorders such as acne, brown patches on the face and body like those that occur in pregnancy, irregular bleeding or missed bleeds, bleeding or spotting between your periods, increase in body weight.
Uncommon side effects (occurring in between 1 and 10 out of 1,000 women):
breast cancer, changes in interest in sex, nervousness, high blood pressure.
See patient information leaflet for more details.
Ingredients
Each blister pack of tablets contains the following active substances:
6 pink tablets: each tablet contains 50 microgram levonorgestrel and 30 microgram ethinylestradiol
5 white tablets: each tablet contains 75 microgram levonorgestrel and 40 microgram ethinylestradiol
10 ochre tablets: each tablet contains 125 microgram levonorgestrel and 30 microgram ethinylestradiol
The other ingredients are:
Pink tablets:
Core: colloidal anhydrous silica; magnesium stearate; talc; maize starch; lactose monohydrate;
Coating: colloidal anhydrous silica; talc; carmellose sodium; povidone K30; Macrogol; copovidone; calcium carbonate; sucrose; red iron oxide (E172); titanium dioxide (E171).
White tablets:
Core: colloidal anhydrous silica; magnesium stearate; talc; maize starch; lactose monohydrate;
Coating: colloidal anhydrous silica; talc; carmellose sodium; povidone K30; Macrogol; copovidone; calcium carbonate; sucrose; titatium dioxide (E171).
Ochre tablets:
Core: colloidal anhydrous silica; magnesium stearate; talc; maize starch; lactose monohydrate;
Coating: colloidal anhydrous silica; talc; carmellose sodium; povidone K30; Macrogol; copovidone; calcium carbonate; sucrose; yellow iron oxide (E172); titanium dioxide (E171).
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