What are the side effects of Cerazette?
What are the side effects of Cerazette? Most women will not experience any side effects on Cerazette, but some report irregular bleeding – this usually settles within 3 months. Other side effects can include headaches, acne, feeling sick, mood swings, and breast sensitivity.
What type of pill is Cerazette?
Cerazette is a progestogen-only-pill (POP). Cerazette contains a small amount of one type of female sex hormone, the progestogen desogestrel.
Is Cerazette a 3 hour or 12 hour pill?
Cerazette – one of the most popular progestogen-only pills. It provides a 12-hour window in which you can take it and still be protected from pregnancy.
Does Cerazette stop periods?
For some people: yes. Cerazette works by stopping ovulation, thinning the uterine lining and creating a mucus plug in the cervix to prevent sperm entering the uterus.
Do you bleed on Cerazette?
In contrast to the combined pill, Cerazette® can be used by women who do not tolerate oestrogens and by women who are breast feeding. A disadvantage is that vaginal bleeding may occur at irregular intervals during the use of Cerazette®. You also may not have any bleeding at all.
Does Cerazette make your skin worse?
My skin reacted really badly to the switch and after a few weeks of taking Cerazette I started getting angry clusters of spots on my cheeks, chin and forehead. I booked in to see the GP about it but they told me I needed to wait three months for it to settle.
What kind of pill is Cerazette?
Cerazette is a progestogen-only pill, which contains the progestogen desogestrel. Like other progestogen-only pills, Cerazette is best suited for use during breast feeding and for women who may not or do not want to use oestrogens.
Effects of Cerazette on other medicinal products: Hormonal contraceptives may interfere with the metabolism of other drugs. Accordingly, plasma and tissue concentrations of other active substances may either increase (e.g. ciclosporine) or decrease (e.g. lamotrigine).
How do you take Cerazette tablets?
How to take Cerazette Tablets must be taken every day at about the same time so that the interval between two tablets always is 24 hours. The first tablet should be taken on the first day of menstrual bleeding. Thereafter one tablet each day is to be taken continuously, without taking any notice on possible bleeding.
What is the composition of Cerazette 75 microgram film-coated tablets?
1. Name of the medicinal product Cerazette ® 75 microgram film-coated tablets. 2. Qualitative and quantitative composition Each tablet contains 75 microgram desogestrel. Excipient (s) with known effect: Each tablet contains approximately 55 mg of lactose monohydrate. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. Pharmaceutical form