CONRENA-R Tablet

1. Take the first white pill on day 1 of menstruation. Take it with food or immediately after a meal to prevent stomach upset. This tablet should be taken daily at the same time each day.

2. Take the white pills for 21 days.

3. Start taking the brown pills once daily for 7 days after you finish the white pills.

4. Menstruation should start while you are taking the brown pill. Do not discontinue the brown pill if this happens. You must take all 7 pills. If menstruation does not start during this time, please consult a doctor for the chances of being pregnant.

5. Once you complete the 7 brown pills, start a new pack of Conrena-R as directed.

Irregular vaginal bleeding, Fluid retention/edema, Melasma, Nausea, Breast tenderness, Change in appetite, Headache, Nervousness, Depression, Dizziness, Loss of scalp hair, Rash, Vaginal infections, Inflammation of the pancreas, Allergic reactions.

Certain drugs may interact with birth-control pills to make them less effective in preventing pregnancy or cause an increase in breakthrough bleeding. Such drugs include rifampin, drugs used for epilepsy such as barbiturates (for example, phenobarbital) and phenytoin, primidone, topiramate, carbamazepine, phenylbutazone, some drugs used for HIV or AIDS such as ritonavir, modafinil, possibly certain antibiotics (such as ampicillin and other penicillins, and tetracyclines), and herbal products containing St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum). You may also need to use a nonhormonal method of contraception (such as condoms and/or spermicide) during any cycle in which you take drugs that can make oral contraceptives less effective.

Pregnancy

Contraindicated

Lactation

If you are breast-feeding, consult your health-care professional before starting oral contraceptives. Some of the drug will be passed on to the child in the milk. If possible, do not use oral contraceptives while breast-feeding.

1. Missed periods and use of contraceptives before or during early pregnancy. There may be times when you may not menstruate regularly after you have completed taking a cycle of pills. If you have taken your pills regularly and miss one menstrual period, continue taking your pills for the next cycle but be sure to inform your health-care professional. If you have not taken the pills daily as instructed and missed a menstrual period, or if you missed two consecutive menstrual periods, you may be pregnant. Check with your health-care professional immediately to determine whether you are pregnant. Stop taking oral contraceptives if pregnancy is confirmed.

2. If you are scheduled for any laboratory tests, tell your health-care professional you are taking birth-control pills. Certain blood tests may be affected by birth-control pills.

3. This product (like all oral contraceptives) is intended to prevent pregnancy. It does not protect against transmission of HIV (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, and syphilis.