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The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.
Seasonale Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage
Seasonale® (levonorgestrel, ethinyl estradiol) tablets are indicated for the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use oral contraceptives as a method of contraception.
In a 1-year controlled clinical trial, 4 pregnancies occurred in women 18-35 years of age during 809 completed 91-day cycles of Seasonale® (levonorgestrel, ethinyl estradiol) during which no backup contraception was utilized. This represents an overall use-efficacy (typical user efficacy) Pregnancy rate of 1.98 per 100 women-years of use.
Oral contraceptives are highly effective for pregna...
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What is Seasonale Prescribing Information?
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What is Patient information?
Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.
Seasonale Patient Information: Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
- sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body;
- sudden headache, confusion, pain behind the eyes, problems with vision, speech, or balance;
- chest pain or heavy feeling, pain spreading to the arm or shoulder, nausea, sweating, general ill feeling;
- a change in the pattern or severity of m...
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What is Seasonale Patient Information?
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What is Consumer information?
A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.
Seasonale Consumer Information: Uses
This medication is a combination of 2 hormones (an estrogen and a progestin) and is used to prevent pregnancy. It works mainly by preventing the release of an egg (ovulation) during your menstrual cycle. It also can work by making vaginal fluid thicker to help prevent sperm from reaching an egg (fertilization) and by changing the lining of the uterus (womb) to prevent attachment of a fertilized egg. If a fertilized egg does not attach to the uterus, it passes out of the body.
Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills have been shown to help make your periods more regular, decrease b...
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