Directions
Use Levest with the guidance of a medical professional and only after reading the instructions:
- Take a pill every day for the next 21 days.
- Swallow it with water.
- Try taking your pills at around the same time each day.
- You can then take a 7-day pill free break once you are done with the 21 pills.
- Expect a withdrawal bleed during this break.
- Start a new pack of Femodette after the 7-day break.
Remember, you are still safe from getting pregnant during the 7-day pill-free break. But only if you took your pills as advised.
Ingredients
Active ingredients: levonorgestrel 150 mcg and ethinylestradiol 30 mcg.
Inactive ingredients: Povidone k-90, magnesium stearate lactose monohydrate, macrogol 6000, titanium dioxide, glycerin, carnauba wax, povidone k-25, sucrose, and calcium carbonate.
Warnings
Levest may not be the best option for you if you:
- Are allergic to any of its ingredients
- Have angina pectoris
- Have severe migraines or diabetes
- Have a history of breast cancer stroke or heart attack
- Have impaired liver function
- Have high blood pressure
- Have or have had a blood clot or blood clotting disorder
- Your blood has high lipid levels.
- Have diabetes, sickle cell anaemia, or inflammatory bowel disease.
- If you are pregnant or breastfeeding
Consult your doctor to see if you have any other condition that might prevent you from using Levest as a preferred contraceptive. More information can be found in the Patient Information Leaflet.
