Levonorgestrel 30μg

Oral Contraception

Take one tablet at the same time every day.

Make sure you are no more than 3 hours late with any pill, otherwise contraceptive protection may be lost. Start your next strip of Norgeston the very next day after finishing the previous pack/strip.

If you are a new user or starting the Pill again after a break, You should take your first Norgeston pill on the first day of your next period.

If changing over from a combined oral contraceptive, vaginal ring or patch, If you used the COC pill correctly and consistently, you should start Norgeston after your last active pill (missing out the inactive pills or 'pill-free' days. If you have used the ring or patch correctly, you should start this pill on the day you have removed the ring/patch, and omit any hormone-free interval.

If changing to Norgeston after taking a Progestogen-only pill ('mini-pill'), You can start taking Norgeston at any time, without any loss of protection.

If changing from a progestogen-only implant/injection, As long as you start as soon as your next implant or injection would be due, you will not have to use alternative contraceptives such as condoms.

You have, or have ever severe liver disease, or liver tumours.

If you have cancer which is affected by sex hormones, such as breast cancer.

If you have vaginal bleeding which has not been diagnosed.

If you have ever had a problem with your blood circulation.

If you have severe diabetes.

Stomach upset

Headache

Menstrual irregularities

Nausea

Skin reactions

lactose, maize starch, povidone, macrogol 6000, calcium carbonate (E170), talc, magnesium stearate (E 572), sucrose, glycol montanate.

It is important to take Norgeston at the same time every day. If more than 3 hours elapses from your usual dosage time, you will not have the same level of contraceptive protection.

Some contraceptives can cause your blood pressure to rise. So you will have to have your blood pressure checked by your GP at least yearly.

While you’re on the pill – you should go for regular cervical smear tests and you should also check your breasts or nipples on a monthly basis for any changes such as lumps or dimpling of the skin.

If you forget to take a pill, you should take one as soon as you remember, and take your next pill at the normal time. It may require you to take 2 pills in one day.

If you do not take Norgeston within 3 hours of the time you normally take it, you will not have contraceptive protection. You should continue taking it as normal, but then use barrier contraceptives for the next 7 days.

If you have had unprotected sex during that time, you may need to use emergency contraception.

You should take the last pill of the strip in place of the lost pill, and then take the others on their usual days.

When you start your next cycle, you will have a new starting day, one day earlier than you had before.

Alternatively, if you lose a pill, you can even take a pill from a spare strip if you have any, and that means you can continue your other pills as normal and stay in sync.

The spare strip will come in useful in future if you lose any other pills.

But if you’re unable to, or still being sick more than 3 hours after taking it, you should use extra contraceptive methods (such as condoms) for the next 7 days.

If you are persistently sick, or have bad diarrhoea, you should use extra contraception during the illness and for the 7 days after recovering.