Diane-35 2 mg / 0.035 mg

Indication

Treatment of moderate to severe androgen-sensitive acne (with or without seborrhoea) and/or hirsutism in women of reproductive age. It also acts as a hormonal contraceptive and should not be taken together with another hormonal contraceptive.

Ingredients

• Cyproterone acetate 2 mg
• Ethinylestradiol 0.035 mg

Direction

Take one tablet daily at about the same time each day, in the order shown on the blister, for 21 consecutive days. Then stop for 7 tablet-free days (a withdrawal bleed usually occurs) and start the next pack on day 8. Use as directed by a doctor.

Side effects

• Nausea
• abdominal pain
• headache
• Breast tenderness or pain
• weight changes
• Mood changes
• depressed mood
• changes in libido
• Spotting or breakthrough bleeding
• Rare but serious: blood clots in veins or arteries (leg swelling or pain
• chest pain
• sudden breathlessness
• stroke symptoms)
• seek urgent medical help
• Consult a doctor or pharmacist before use and stop if irritation or allergy occurs.

Precautions

• Prescription medicine
• use only under a doctor's supervision
• Do not use with another hormonal contraceptive
• Do not use with a current or past blood clot
• stroke or heart attack
• severe liver disease
• liver tumours
• hormone
• dependent cancers
• unexplained vaginal bleeding
• pregnancy or breast
• feeding
• Risk of blood clots is higher in smokers
• women over 35
• obese women and during immobilisation
• tell your doctor
• Stop treatment 3
• 4 cycles after acne or hirsutism has resolved
• as advised by the doctor
• Consult a doctor or pharmacist before use and stop if irritation or allergy occurs.