What is Ortho Evra Patch?
A contraceptive patch is a transdermal patch applied to the skin that releases synthetic estrogen and progestin hormones to prevent pregnancy. They are thought to have the same effectiveness as the contraceptive pill.
DIRECTIONS:
Patch - Comes as patch to apply to the skin.
One patch is applied once a week for 3 weeks, followed by a patch-free week. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Use the contraceptive patch exactly as directed.
STORAGE:
- Keep it in its tightly closed container.
- Keep it out of reach of children.
- Store the capsules and tablets at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom).
- Throw away any medication that is outdated or no longer needed. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medication.
WARNING:
Before taking Ortho Evra Patch, Advice your Doctor and Pharmacist if you have these following
- If allergic to estrogens, progestins, or any other medications.
- If you are using any other type of hormonal birth control, such as pills, rings, injections, or implants. Your doctor will tell you how and when you should stop using the other type of birth control and start using the contraceptive patch. Do not use any other type of hormonal birth control while you are using the contraceptive patch.
- If you are taking prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, and nutritional supplements. Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
- What herbal products you are taking, especially products containing St. John's wort.
- If you have recently had surgery or if you are on bed rest.
- If you have or have ever had a heart attack, a stroke, blood clots in your legs, lungs or eyes, chest pain due to heart disease, cancer of the breasts, lining of the uterus, cervix, or vagina, vaginal bleeding between menstrual periods, hepatitis (swelling of the liver), yellowing of the skin or eyes, especially while you were pregnant or using hormonal contraceptives, a liver tumor headaches that happen with other symptoms such as weakness or difficulty seeing or moving, high blood pressure, diabetes that has caused problems with your kidneys, eyes, nerves, or blood vessels or heart valve disease. Your doctor will probably tell you that you should not use the contraceptive patch.
- If you have recently given birth or had a miscarriage or abortion and if you weigh 198 lbs or more. Also tell your doctor if anyone in your family has ever had breast cancer and if you have or have ever had breast lumps, fibrocystic disease of the breast (condition in which lumps or masses that are not cancer form in the breasts) or an abnormal mammogram (x-ray of the breasts). Also tell your doctor if you have or have ever had high blood cholesterol and fats, diabetes, asthma, migraines or other types of headaches, depression, seizures, scanty or irregular menstrual periods, liver, heart, and gallbladder or kidney disease.
- If you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant or are breast-feeding.
- If you become pregnant while using norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol contraceptive patch, call your doctor immediately. You should suspect that you are pregnant and call your doctor if you have used the contraceptive patch correctly and you have missed two periods in a row or if you have not used the contraceptive patch correctly and you have missed one period.
- If you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are using norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol contraceptive patch. Talk to your doctor about this as soon as your surgery is scheduled because your doctor may want you to stop using the contraceptive patch several weeks before your surgery.
- If you wear contact lenses. If you notice changes in your vision or ability to wear your lenses while using norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol contraceptive patch, see an eye doctor.
- You should know that when you use the contraceptive patch, the average amount of estrogen in your blood will be higher than it would be if you used an oral contraceptive (birth control pill), and this may increase the risk of serious side effects such as blood clots in the legs or lungs. Two studies were done to learn more about this risk. One study found that women who used contraceptive patches were twice as likely to develop blood clots as women who used oral contraceptives. The other study found that women who used contraceptive patches were no more likely to develop blood clots than women who used oral contraceptives. Talk to your doctor about the birth control method that is best for you.
- If you are taking acyclovir to treat genital herpes, you should know that genital herpes can be spread through sexual contact even if you don't have blisters or other symptoms and possibly even if you are taking acyclovir. Talk to your doctor about ways to stop the spread of genital herpes and about whether your partner(s) should receive treatment.
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