REQUIRE PRESCRIPTION
Product Name
- Navela, Emergency Contraceptive, Levonorgestrel 1.5 Mg - 1 Tablet
Scientific Name
- Levonorgestrel Tablets
Category Of Navela Tablets
- Contraceptive Products
Therapeutic Indications Of Navela Tablets
- This product is used to prevent pregnancy.
Method Of Administration Of Navela Tablets
- Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
- Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
- Tablets must be taken every day at about the same time so that the interval between two tablets always is 24 hours.
- Doses may be changed in special conditions so always follow your doctor's or pharmacist's instructions.
- If you take more than you should, talk to a doctor or go to the hospital straight away.
- If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember it unless it is nearly time for your next dose.
- Do not take a double dose (two doses at the same time) to make up for the forgotten dose.
Undesirable Side Effects Of Navela Tablets
- Although the following side effects are not common in everyone, some patients may complain from:
- Nausea.
- Vomiting.
- Headache.
- Bloating.
- breast tenderness
- breast tenderness.
- swelling of the ankles/feet (fluid retention), or weight change may occur.
- Vaginal bleeding between periods (spotting) or missed/irregular periods may occur, especially during the first few months of use.
Warnings & Special Precautions While Taking Navela Tablets
- Talk to your doctor before taking it, you should also tell your doctor:
- If you have elevated levels of fat in the blood (hypertriglyceridemia) or a positive family history for this condition
- If you have diabetes
- If you have just given birth you are at an increased risk of blood clots
- If you have an inflammation in the veins under the skin (superficial thrombophlebitis)
- If you have varicose veins
- If you have epilepsy
- If you have systemic lupus erythematosus
- If you have hemolytic uremic syndrome
- If a close relative has or has ever had breast cancer
- If you have sickle cell anemia
- If you have a disease of the liver or the gallbladder
- If you have depression
- If you have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis (chronic inflammatory bowel disease)
Storage Conditions Of Navela Tablets
- Store below 25°c
- Don’t refrigerate
- Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
- Store in the original package to protect from moisture.
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the box/blisters/label. The expiry date refers to the last day of the month.
For More Information About Levonorgestrel Tablets
- Ask your physician or pharmacist
- Visit SFDA website