Directions
There are 21 pills in a pack of Mercilon. Consult your doctor and ready the instructions before taking them.
- 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 Mercilon after the 7-day break.
Ingredients
Active Ingredients: 20mcg ethinylestradiol & 150mcg desogestrel.
Inactive ingredients: potato starch, dl-alpha-tocopherol, stearic acid, povidone, lactose & aerosol.
Warnings
Mercinon might not be the best option for you if you are:
- 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
- Unexplained vaginal bleeding
- 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
It is also not suitable if you have any of the following conditions:
- Crohn’s disease
- Severe depression
- Varicose veins
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Chloasma
- Herpes gestation
- Sydenham’s chorea
- Migraines
- Pancreatitis
- Gall bladder disease
- Kidney failure, Otosclerosis
- Swollen veins
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.