Loette Tablet

Composition of Loette Tablet

Loette Tablet contains Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel. It belongs to the Hormone preparation and Women's health agent class of medicines.

Uses of Loette Tablet

• This medicine is used in the treatment of hormonal disorders
• fertility treatment
• hormone replacement
• contraception and women's health conditions.

Key benefits

• Restores hormonal balance
• Effective and reversible contraception
• Treats the condition it is prescribed for

How Loette Tablet works

This medicine combines 2 active ingredients: Ethinyl Estradiol and Levonorgestrel. Ethinyl Estradiol supplies or adjusts a hormone so that the body's own balance is restored. Levonorgestrel acts on the conditions it is prescribed for in women's health.

How to take Loette Tablet

Swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water. Do not chew, crush or break it unless your doctor has told you to. Take it at the same time each day. Taking it at about the same time each day helps you remember. Follow the dose and the duration written on your prescription.

Take it exactly as your doctor prescribed. Do not change the dose or stop early on your own.

Missed dose and overdose

If you miss a dose

Take it as soon as you remember. If your next dose is almost due, skip the one you missed — never take two doses together to catch up.

If you take too much

An overdose of this medicine may cause nausea, vomiting and withdrawal bleeding. It may cause nausea and vomiting. Do not wait for symptoms to appear — go to the nearest emergency department and take the pack or strip with you.

Side effects of Loette Tablet

Most side effects of Loette are mild and settle as the body adjusts. Reported side effects include:

• Nausea
• Headache
• Breast tenderness
• Mood change
• Irregular bleeding
• Weight change

Stop the medicine and seek help immediately for a rash, swelling of the face or lips, wheezing or difficulty breathing. Tell your doctor about any side effect that persists or worries you.

Safety advice for Loette Tablet

Warnings and precautions

Take a hormonal medicine at the same time every day; the effect depends on a steady level. Seek urgent care for sudden chest pain, breathlessness, severe headache, weakness on one side, or pain and swelling in a calf — hormone preparations can raise the risk of clots. Tell your doctor if you smoke, have migraine with aura, high blood pressure, or a family history of clots or breast cancer, before starting. Report any unusual or heavy vaginal bleeding to your doctor. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, could be pregnant, or are breastfeeding. Keep your review appointments.

Do not take Loette if

Not for anyone with a known allergy to this medicine or to any ingredient in the pack. Not for people with a history of blood clots, certain hormone-sensitive cancers, or active liver disease. Several are contraindicated in pregnancy. Your doctor will confirm this medicine is suitable for you.

Interactions with other medicines

Rifampicin, several anti-epileptics and St John's wort make hormonal contraception unreliable. Tell your doctor about every medicine, supplement and herbal product you take.

How to store Loette Tablet

Store below 30°C in the original pack, away from direct sunlight and moisture. Keep out of the reach of children.

Expert advice for Loette Tablet

Set a daily alarm if you take it for contraception. Keep your review appointments — blood pressure and other checks matter on long-term hormones. Use it exactly as prescribed and complete the course.

Manufacturer and class

Manufacturer:

PFIZER LTD`

Therapeutic class:

Hormonal agent and Women's health preparation

Drug class:

Hormone preparation and Women's health agent