Binovum Tablets - 3 Months Supply

Binovum Tablets are a combined oral contraceptive pill containing ethinylestradiol 35mcg and norethisterone 1mg.

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Binovum is a combined oral contraceptive pill (‘the Pill'). You take it to stop getting pregnant.
This contraceptive contains two types of female sex hormones, oestrogen and progestogen. These hormones prevent an egg being released from your ovaries so you can't get pregnant. Also, Binovum makes the fluid (mucus) in your cervix thicker which makes it more difficult for sperm to enter the womb.
Binovum is a 21-day Pill - you take one each day for 21 days, followed by 7 days when you take no pills. 

Five important things to know about the Pill. The Pill is a reliable contraceptive and may reduce your risk of cancer of the ovary and womb if used for a long time. The Pill will not protect you against sexually transmitted diseases. This medicine can increase your risk of problems such as blood clots and breast cancer. Some women should not take the Pill because of current medical problems or illnesses. Please read the leaflet to make sure Binovum is right for you. To prevent pregnancy it is important to take Binovum as instructed and start each strip on time. Please make sure that you understand what to do if you miss a pill or think you are pregnant.

Binovum comes in a strip of 21 pills, each marked with a day of the week. Take your pill at the same time every day. Start by taking a white pill marked with the correct day of the week. Follow the direction of the arrows on the strip. Take one white pill each day, until you have finished all of them. Then take a peach-coloured pill marked with the correct day of the week.

Follow the direction of the arrows on the strip. Take one peach-coloured pill each day, until you have finished all of them. Swallow each pill whole, with water if necessary. Do not chew the pill.
Then have seven pill-free days
After you have taken all 21 pills in the strip, you have seven days when you take no pills. So if you take the last pill of one pack on a Friday, you will take the first pill of your next pack on the Saturday of the following week.
Within a few days of taking the last pill from the strip, you should have a withdrawal bleed like a period. This bleed may not have finished when it is time to start your next strip of pills.
You don't need to use extra contraception during these seven pill-free days - as long as you have taken your pills correctly and start the next strip of pills on time.
Then start your next strip
Start taking your next strip of Binovum after the seven pill-free days - even if you are still bleeding. Always start the new strip on time.
As long as you take Binovum correctly, you will always start each new strip on the same day of the week.

Keep out of reach of children.

While you're on the Pill You will need regular check-ups with your doctor or family planning nurse, usually when you need another prescription of the Pill. You should go for regular cervical smear tests. Check your breasts and nipples every month for changes - tell your doctor if you can see or feel anything odd, such as lumps or dimpling of the skin. If you need a blood test tell your doctor that you are taking the Pill, because the Pill can affect the results of some tests. If you're going to have an operation, make sure your doctor knows about it. You may need to stop taking the Pill about 4-6 weeks before the operation. This is to reduce the risk of a blood clot . Your doctor will tell you when you can start taking the Pill again.

The Pill and blood clots:
The Pill may slightly increase your risk of having a blood clot (called a thrombosis), especially in the first year of taking it.
A clot in a leg vein - a deep vein thrombosis (or DVT) - is not always serious. However, if it moves up the veins to the lungs, it can cause chest pain, breathlessness, collapse or even death. This is called a ‘pulmonary embolism' and is very rare.
Your chances of having a blood clot are only increased slightly by taking the Pill. Of 100,000 women who are not on the Pill and not pregnant, about 5 will have a blood clot in a year. Of 100,000 women taking a Pill such as Binovum, about 15 will have a blood clot in a year.
Of 100,000 women who are pregnant, around 60 will have a blood clot in a year.
You are more at risk of having a blood clot in your veins: as you get older if you are seriously overweight if you smoke if you or any of your close family have had blood clots if you have any blood clotting problem that needs treatment with a medicine such as warfarin if you're off your feet for a long time because of major surgery, injury or illness if you have had one or more miscarriages if you have recently had a baby
Tell your doctor if any of these risk factors apply to you. Taking the Pill may add to this risk so Binovum may not be suitable for you.
Signs of a blood clot include: painful swelling in your leg sudden chest pain, difficulty breathing sudden changes in eyesight (such as loss of vision or blurred vision)
See a doctor as soon as possible. Do not take any more Binovum until your doctor says you can. Use another method of contraception, such as condoms, in the meantime.
Very rarely, blood clots can also form in the blood vessels of the heart (causing a heart attack) or the brain (causing a stroke). In healthy young women the chance of having a heart attack or stroke is extremely small.
You are more at risk of having a heart attack or stroke: as you get older if you have high blood pressure if you smoke or drink too much alcohol if you have high levels of fat in your blood or are seriously overweight if you have an irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation), problems with heart valves or heart failure if you or someone in your close family has had a heart attack or stroke at a young age if you have migraines if you have diabetes if you have a blood problem called sickle cell anaemia
Tell your doctor if any of these risk factors apply to you. Taking the Pill may add to this risk so Binovum may not be suitable for you.
Signs of a heart attack or stroke include: sudden crushing pains in your chest which may reach your left arm sudden weakness or numbness in one side or part of your body severe headache or migraine for the first time or worse than normal slurred speech or any other difficulties affecting your speech any sudden changes to your eyesight (such as loss of vision or blurred vision)
See a doctor as soon as possible. Do not take any more Binovum until your doctor says you can. Use another method of contraception, such as condoms, in the meantime.
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The Pill and cancer
The Pill reduces your risk of cancer of the ovary and womb if used for a long time. However, it also seems to slightly increase your risk of cancer of the cervix - although this may be due to having sex without a condom, rather than the Pill. All women should have regular smear tests.
If you have breast cancer, or have had it in the past, you should not take the Pill. The Pill slightly increases your risk of breast cancer. This risk goes up the longer you're on the Pill, but returns to normal within about 10 years of stopping it. Because breast cancer is rare in women under the age of 40, the extra cases of breast cancer in current and recent Pill users are small. For example: Of 10,000 women who have never taken the Pill, about 16 will have breast cancer by the time they are 35 years old. Of 10,000 women who take the Pill for 5 years in their early twenties, about 17-18 will have breast cancer by the time they are 35 years old.
Of 10,000 women who have never taken the Pill, about 100 will have breast cancer by the time they are 45 years old. Of 10,000 women who take the Pill for 5 years in their early thirties, about 111 will have breast cancer by the time they are 45 years old.
Your risk of breast cancer is higher: as you get older if you have a close relative (mother, sister or grandmother) who has had breast cancer if you are seriously overweight
See a doctor as soon as possible if you notice any changes in your breasts, such as dimpling of the skin, changes in the nipple or any lumps you can see or feel.
Taking the Pill has also been linked to liver diseases, such as jaundice and non-cancer liver tumours, but this is rare. Very rarely, the Pill has also been linked with some forms of liver cancer in women who have taken it for a long timeSee a doctor as soon as possible if you get severe pain in your stomach, or yellow skin or eyes (jaundice). You may need to stop taking Binovum.
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 Binovum should not be taken by some women
Tell your doctor or family planning nurse if you have any medical problems or illnesses.
Do not take Binovum if any of the following apply to you: If you are breast feeding and your baby is less than 6 weeks old If you have breast or liver cancer
-If you have an irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation), problems with heart valves or heart failure If you have ever had a problem with your blood circulation. This includes blood clots, for example in the legs (deep vein thrombosis) or lungs (pulmonary embolism), or a heart attack or stroke If you have any conditions which make you more at risk of a blood clot (thrombosis - see section 2.1), such as having an operation and being off your feet for a long time If you have very high blood pressure If you smoke 15 or more cigarettes a day and you are 35 years old or more If you have migraines which affect your vision If you have had diabetes for more than 20 years or have diabetes with secondary problems If you have or have recently had a severe liver disease If you have the disease Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with or without Raynaud's disease If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to any of the ingredients in Binovum.
If you suffer from any of these, or get them for the first time while taking Binovum, contact your doctor as soon as possible. Do not take Binovum as it may put your health at risk.
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 Binovum can make some illnesses worse
Some of the conditions listed below can be made worse by taking the Pill. Or they may mean it is less suitable for you. You may still be able to take Binovum but you need to take special care and have check-ups more often. Tell your doctor or family planning nurse if any of these apply to you: If you have problems with your heart, circulation or blood clotting, such as high blood pressure If you have diabetes without secondary problems If you have gall bladder problems If you have porphyria If you have a history of migraines If you have brown patches on your face or body (chloasma) as you may need to keep out of the sun If you have had any of the following problems while pregnant or during previous Pill use, such as itchy skin or blister-like rash, yellowing of skin or eyes, hearing problem, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), severe headaches
Tell your doctor or family planning nurse if any of these apply to you. Also tell them if you get any of these for the first time while taking the Pill, or if any get worse or come back, because you may need to stop taking Binovum and use another method of contraception, such as condoms.
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 Taking other medicines
If you ever need to take another medicine at the same time as being on the Pill, always tell your doctor, pharmacist or dentist that you're taking Binovum. Also check the leaflets that come with all your medicines to see if they can be taken with hormonal contraceptives.
Some medicines can stop Binovum from working properly - for example: some medicines used to treat epilepsy certain antibiotics griseofulvin (for fungal infections) certain sedatives (called ‘barbiturates') St. John's Wort (a herbal remedy) certain laxatives and charcoal
If you do need to take one of these medicines, Binovum may not be suitable for you or you may need to use extra contraception for a while. Your doctor, pharmacist or dentist can tell you if this is necessary and for how long.
Binovum can also affect how well other medicines work. For example, if you have diabetes, you may need to take more insulin or other anti-diabetic drugs while you take Binovum. Your doctor will tell you if this is necessary.
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Taking Binovum with food and drink
There are no special instructions about food and drink while on Binovum.
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 Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Do not start to use Binovum if you are pregnant. If you think you might be pregnant while taking Binovum, do a pregnancy test to confirm that you are before you stop taking it.
If you are breast-feeding, your doctor or family planning nurse may advise you not to take Binovum. Talk to them about alternative contraception. Breast-feeding may not stop you getting pregnant.
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 Driving and using machines
Binovum has no known effect on the ability to drive or use machines.
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 Binovum contains lactose
If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before using Binovum.