If the patient has not adhered to the prescribed dosing schedule (missed one or more active tablets or started taking them on a day later than she should have), consider the possibility of pregnancy at the time of the first missed period and take appropriate diagnostic measures.
Take 1 pill every day at the same time.
These highlights do not include all the information needed to use Tri-Sprintec safely and effectively. The most effective methods are at the top of the chart. (To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact TEVA USA, PHARMACOVIGILANCE at 1-866-832-8537 or [email protected]; or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or Drugs or herbal products that induce certain enzymes including CYP3A4, may decrease the effectiveness of COCs or increase breakthrough bleeding. 2, sodium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, and pregelatinized corn starch.Each white tablet contains only inert ingredients as follows: anhydrous lactose, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, and microcrystalline cellulose.No specific pharmacodynamic studies were conducted with Tri-Sprintec.Norgestimate (NGM) and EE are rapidly absorbed following oral administration. However, the risk of liver cancers in COC users is less than one case per million users.Tri-Sprintec is contraindicated in women with uncontrolled hypertension or hypertension with vascular disease An increase in blood pressure has been reported in women taking COCs, and this increase is more likely in older women with extended duration of use. Consider alternative contraception for women with uncontrolled dyslipidemia. Some women may miss a period. With 21 active pills that means your period will start around the 4th white or inactive pill.
Tri-Sprintec consists of 28 round, flat-faced, beveled-edge, unscored tablets in the following order (The most common adverse reactions reported during clinical trials (≥2%) were: headache/migraine, breast issues (including breast pain, enlargement, and discharge), vaginal infection, abdominal/gastrointestinal pain, mood disorders (including mood alteration and depression), genital discharge, changes in weight (including weight increased or decreased).
The pregnancy rate was approximately 1 pregnancy per 100 women-years.Tri-Sprintec was evaluated for the treatment of acne vulgaris in two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, six- (28 day) cycle studies. Each blister card contains 28 tablets in the following order:7 gray, round, flat-faced, beveled-edge, unscored tablets debossed with stylized 7 light blue, round, flat-faced, beveled-edge, unscored tablets debossed with stylized 7 blue, round, flat-faced, beveled-edge, unscored tablets debossed with stylized 7 white, round, flat-faced, beveled-edge, unscored tablets debossed with stylized Do not prescribe Tri-Sprintec to women who are known to have the following conditions:Do not use Tri-Sprintec in women with liver disease, such as acute viral hepatitis or severe (decompensated) cirrhosis of liver Tri-Sprintec is contraindicated in women with benign and malignant liver tumors Studies have shown an increased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma in long-term (>8 years) COC users. Irregular vaginal bleeding or spotting may happen while you are taking Tri-Sprintec, especially during the first few months of use.
6, sodium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate), magnesium stearate, and pregelatinized corn starch.Each light blue tablet contains 0.215 mg of the progestational compound norgestimate, USP (18,19-Dinor-17-pregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one,17-(acetyloxy)-13-ethyl-, oxime, (17α)-(+)-) and 0.035 mg of the estrogenic compound, ethinyl estradiol, USP (19-Nor-17α-pregna,1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3, 17-diol), and the inactive ingredients include anhydrous lactose, FD&C blue no.
(Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from combination oral contraceptives (COC) use. If bleeding persists or occurs after previously regular cycles, check for causes such as pregnancy or malignancy. After taking the last white pill, start taking the first gray pill from the blister card the very next day. 1. A Sprintec 28 pill pack includes 21 pills with active medication and 7 reminder pills with no medication.
Tri-Sprintec ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg / norgestimate 0.18 mg (b 985)
Continue taking one tablet a day until the pack is finished.Take the two missed tablets as soon as possible and the next two active tablets the next day. What you should do if you miss pills depends on how many pills you missed, whether you are a day 1 starter or a Sunday starter, and when in the cycle the pills were missed.
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