Evra 203 mcg + 33.9 mcg / 24h

Indication

- Hormonal contraception (prevention of pregnancy) in women

Ingredients

• Norelgestromin 203 mcg + ethinylestradiol 33.9 mcg per 24 hours

Direction

Apply one patch to clean, dry skin and wear it for 7 days, then replace with a new patch on the same day each week for 3 weeks, followed by a patch-free fourth week. Apply to buttock, abdomen, upper outer arm or upper torso, not the breasts.

Side effects

• Headache
• Nausea
• Breast tenderness or pain
• Application
• site skin reaction
• Mood changes and irregular bleeding

Precautions

• Increased risk of venous and arterial thromboembolism (blood clots)
• especially in smokers over 35
• Contraindicated with history of clots
• certain migraines
• or estrogen
• dependent cancers
• May be less effective in women weighing 90 kg or more
• Seek urgent care for chest pain
• breathlessness
• severe leg pain or sudden severe headache