Description
Slynd is an estrogen-free oral contraceptive that provides women with reliable birth control and is a better fit for women who need a birth control pill that doesn’t contain estrogen. Slynd is a POP birth control pill, which means it contains progestin as the only hormone in the medication. Slynd is also a different birth control pill option in the way it has a 24-hour dosing window, which means that it is less problematic if you miss a dose for any reason. It also a birth control pill that promotes a more regular menstrual cycle.
Directions
Slynd or Slynd generic is to be taken as one pill every day. Take one tablet daily for 28 consecutive days, with one white active tablet taken daily for the first 24 days and then one green inactive tablet daily for the 4 following days. Try to take your Slynd birth control tablet at the same time every day to ensure the interval between two tablets is approximately 24 hours.
If two (2) or more doses are missed (white tablets – first 24 days of month) then take the last missed tablet as soon as possible. Continue with one tablet per day until the pack is finished and use an additional non-hormonal contraception method (condom most commonly) if sexual intercourse is to occur within 7 days of missing those tablets.
Ingredients
The active ingredient in Slynd and Slynd generic is Drospirenone.
Cautions
Drospirenone increase potassium levels in your blood. You should not take Slynd if you have kidney, liver or adrenal disease because this could cause serious heart problems as well as other health problems. Other medicines may also increase potassium levels in your blood. If you are currently on daily, long-term treatment for a chronic health condition with any of the medicines listed below, talk to your healthcare provider about whether Slynd is right for you. If you take any of the medicines listed below for a chronic health condition you should have a blood test to check the potassium level in your blood before you start taking this medicine and during the first month that you take Slynd:
medicines to treat fungal infections, such as ketoconazole, itraconazole, or voriconazole,
medicines to treat Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection or Hepatitis C infection, such as indinavir or boceprevir,
clarithromycin.
Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction to Slynd: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor or seek emergency medical help if you have severe pain in your lower stomach or side. This could be a sign of a tubal pregnancy (a pregnancy that implants in the fallopian tube instead of the uterus). A tubal pregnancy is a medical emergency.
Product Code : 13502
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