Trade name:
Counterplane
Contraplan
Composition:
Each tablet contains:
Levonorgestrel 0.75 mg
Auxiliary components:
colloidal silicon dioxide, potato starch, magnesium stearate, talc, corn starch, lactose monohydrate.
Properties:
Levonorgestrel is a synthetic progestogen with a contraceptive effect, pronounced progestogenic and antiestrogenic properties.
When taken orally in the recommended dosing regimen, levonorgestrel suppresses ovulation and fertilization if intercourse occurs in the pre-ovulation phase, when the possibility of fertilization is greatest. It can also cause changes in the endometrium that prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg. Increases the viscosity of the cervical secretions, which prevents the advancement of sperm.
Levonorgestrel is ineffective if implantation has already occurred.
Indications:
Emergency postcoital contraception in women (after unprotected intercourse or unreliability of the contraceptive method used).
Method of administration and dosage:
Inside 0.75 mg within 72 hours after unprotected intercourse. Repeated intake at the same dosage after 12 hours. Or 1.5 mg once a day within 72 hours after intercourse.
Highest daily dose: 1.5 mg.
Higher single dose: 1.5 mg.
Contraindications:
Tumors of the mammary glands, acute liver disease, intracranial hypertension (including a history), a history of thrombophlebitis and thromboembolism, undiagnosed bleeding from the genitals and urinary tract, diabetes mellitus complicated by angiopathy, ischemic heart disease.
Individual intolerance.
Precautions:
It is not recommended to use the drug for emergency contraception several times during one menstrual cycle.
In patients with overweight, the contraceptive effect of the drug is reduced.
Side effects:
Central and peripheral nervous system: intracranial hypertension, bulbospinal paralysis, headache, emotional lability, fatigue.
Cardiovascular system: thrombophilia.
Digestive system: nausea, vomiting, flatulence.
Reproductive system: metrorrhagia, amenorrhea, formation of ovarian cysts, fibrocystic mastopathy.
Dermatological manifestations: pruritus, alopecia.
Allergic reactions.
Storage method:
Store at a temperature not exceeding 30 degrees. In a dry place.
Packaging:
The cardboard box contains 2 blisters of 2 tablets.