Ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel (transdermal)
Generic name: ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel (transdermal) [ ETH-in-ill-ess-tra-DYE-ol-and-LEE-vo-nor-JESS-trel ]
Brand name: Twirla
Dosage form: transdermal film (30 mcg-120 mcg)
Drug class:Contraceptives
What is ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel (transdermal)?
Ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel transdermal (skin patch) is a combination birth control medicine used to prevent pregnancy.
Ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
You should not use ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel if you have: uncontrolled high blood pressure, heart disease, coronary artery disease, health problems caused by diabetes (such as damage to your kidneys, eyes, nerves, or blood vessels), undiagnosed vaginal bleeding, liver disease or liver cancer, severe migraine headaches, if you also take certain hepatitis C medication, if you will have major surgery, if you smoke and are over 35, or if you have ever had a heart attack, a stroke, a blood clot, jaundice caused by pregnancy or this medicine, or cancer of the breast, uterus/cervix, or vagina.
Using this medicine can increase your risk of blood clots, stroke, or heart attack (especially if you smoke). You should not use this medicine if you smoke and are over 35 years old.
Before taking this medicine
Using this medicine can increase your risk of blood clots, stroke, or heart attack. You are even more at risk if you have high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, or if you are overweight
Smoking can greatly increase your risk of blood clots, stroke, or heart attack. Your risk increases the older you are and the more you smoke. You should not use ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel if you smoke and are over 35 years old.
Your risk of serious blood clot may be higher with the use of birth control skin patches than with the use of birth control pills.
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