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warning: Smoking cigarettes while using it drug increases your chance of having heart problems. do not smoke while using this medication. risk of heart problems increases with age (especially in women greater than 35 years about age) and with frequent smoking (15 cigarettes daily or greater).

Ortho Novum Usage: this drug is used to prevent pregnancy or to regulate your menstrual cycle. Certain brands of birth control pills may be used for treating acne or as 'morning after' med for emergency contraception. Consult you're pharmacist or pharmacist. Use of this tablet does not protect you or some your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (e.g., HIV, gonorrhea).

How to use Ortho Novum: Take this medication with food or immediately after meal to prevent stomach upset. Try to take this medication at the same time each day. this may help you to remember to take it. Learn proper use of your particular brand of tablet. Follow some your dosing schedule carefully. Be sure to ask your pharmacist or physician if you have any questions. Use supplemental form of birth control during 1st week of taking this drug for it takes while to be effective. Follow your doctor's directions exactly if this tablet is being used as 'morning after' tablet.

Ortho Novum side effects: this med may cause dizziness, headache, lightheadedness, stomach upset, bloating, or nausea. If these effects persist or worsen, contact your healthcare professional. Notify you're healthcare professional if you experience: severe depression, groin or calf pain, sudden severe headache, chest pain, shortness of breath, lumps at the breast, weakness or tingling in arms or legs, yellowing of eyes or skin. If you notice another effects not listed above, contact youre physician or doctor.

Ortho Novum Precautions: Before you take this medication, tell you're pharmacist your entire medical history, including family medical history, especially: asthma, hypertension, kidney disease, liver disease, heart disease, stroke, history of jaundice (yellowing skin/eyes) or high blood pressure during pregnancy, excessive weight gain or fluid retention during menstrual cycle, blood clots, heart attack, seizures, migraine headaches, breast cancer, high blood level about cholesterol or lipids (fats), diabetes, depression. Depending on strength, it medication may cause a patchy, darkening of skin on face (melasma). Higher strengths are more likely to cause melasma. Sunlight may intensify this darkening & you may need to avoid prolonged sun exposure & sunlamps. Consult your physician regarding use of sunscreens & protective clothing. it may take a long time for you to become pregnant after you stop taking birth control pills. Consult you're healthcare professional. don't smoke cigarettes. Birth-control pills slightly increase your risk of strokes, blood clots, HBP, heart attacks, gallbladder disease, vision problems, & liver tumors. Cigarette smoking (especially 15 or more cigarettes daily) & age (women older than 35/smokers or 40/nonsmokers years of age) further increase the risk of stroke, blood clots, high blood pressure & heart attacks. Ask you're pharmacist or physician since copy of patient labeling which explains these risks in more detail. Consult your doctor for any questions, including possible use in nonsmokers over 40 years of age. If you are near-sighted or wear contact lenses, you may develop vision problems. Also, your tolerance of the lenses may decrease. Contact your eye doctor if these problems occur. Before having surgery, including dental surgery, tell healthcare professional that you take birth control tablets. it drug shouldn't be used during pregnancy. If you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant, inform your pharmacist immediately. it drug passes into breast milk. this may affect milk production and may have harmful effects on a nursing infant. Consult youre pharmacist before breast-feeding.

Ortho Novum drug interactions: Tell your healthcare professional what prescription & nonprescription drugs you taking. medications that may decrease effectiveness of med include: griseofulvin, many antibiotics (e.g., penicillins, macrolides, tetracyclines, sulfas, cephalosporins), chloramphenicol, much of seizure drugs (e.g., phenytoin, barbiturates, primidone, carbamazepine), dapsone, rifamycins (e.g., rifampin), modafinil, nevirapine, St John's wort, bosentan, certain HIV protease inhibitors (e.g., amprenavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir), troglitazone. Ask your doctor if you should use additional birth control methods while taking any about the drugs mentioned above while taking birth control meds. Also tell your pharmacist if you use: thyroid hormone drugs, certain benzodiazepines (e.g., diazepam, chlordiazepoxide), prednisone-like drugs, certain antidepressants (e.g., tricyclics), beta-blockers (e.g., metoprolol), 'blood thinners' (anticoagulants such as warfarin), insulin. this product can affect the results of certain lab tests (e.g., thyroid). Inform all laboratory personnel that you use this tablet. Birth control tablets may significantly intensify the effects of alcohol. Consult your healthcare professional or healthcare professional about it. don't start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.

Ortho Novum Overdose: If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. Symptoms about overdose may include nausea and vomiting. Females may experience vaginal bleeding.

Ortho Novum special notes: do not allow anyone else to take it medication. Keep all appointments with you're healthcare professional & laboratory. You should have a complete physical examination, including blood pressure measurements, breast & pelvic examinations, & a PAP test (for vaginal cancer), at least one time year. Follow your doctor's instructions for examining your own brests, & report any lumps immediately. a manufacturer's fact sheet about this drug should be dispensed with each prescription. Read information carefully. Ask your physician or doctor any questions you may have.

If you missed Ortho Novum dose: Missed dose advice differs and depends on the brand used, and number about doses missed. Refer to product package information for advice on missed doses. Ask you're healthcare professional or pharmacist if you have any questions.

Ortho Novum Storage: Store in room temperature between 59 & 86 degrees F (between 15 & 30 degrees C) away from moisture and sunlight. do not store in bathroom.

Active Ingredients : Contraceptives