If you are less than 12 hours late:
Take the missed tablet as soon as you remember and take the next one at the usual time. Cerazette will still protect you from pregnancy.
If you are more than 12 hours late: If you are more than 12 hours late in taking any tablet, you may not be completely protected against pregnancy. The more consecutive tablets you have missed, the higher the risk that you might fall pregnant. Take a tablet as soon as you remember and take the next one at the usual time. This may mean taking two in one day. This is not harmful. (If you have forgotten more than one tablet, you don’t need to take the earlier missed ones). Continue to take your tablets as usual, but you must also use an extra method, such as a condom, for the next seven days. If you take your tablet more than 12 hours late and have had sex, it is safe to use emergency contraception.
If you missed one or more tablets in the very first week of starting the tablet and had intercourse in the week before missing the tablets, you may fall pregnant. Ask your doctor for advice.
What are the common side effects of Cerazette?
Many patients take Cerazette free of side effects however, like all medicines, some people may experience some side effects. The severity can vary from person to person.
Side effects such as bleeding between periods or feeling nausea are more common in the first three months. However, they should soon disappear. If the side effects become intolerable, worsen, or continue beyond three months, you should contact your doctor or The Family Chemist clinician.
A rare side effect (1 in 10 in every 10,000 users) can occur in women taking cerazette: a harmful blood clot in a vein or artery. Seek urgent medical attention if you notice any swelling of one leg, pain or tenderness, increased warmth in the affected leg, change in colour of the skin on the leg, sudden unexplained breathlessness or rapid breathing, sharp chest pain, severe lightheadedness, rapid or irregular heartbeat or severe pain in your stomach. The patient information leaflet contains more information regarding recognising a blood clot.
You are more at risk of having a blood clot:
▪ as you get older
▪ if you smoke
▪ if you are seriously overweight
▪ if you have some diseases of the heart and blood vessels
▪ if you have diabetes
▪ if you suffer from migraines
▪ if you’re off your feet for a long time because of major surgery, injury or illness
▪ if you or any of your close family have had blood clots
▪ if you have varicose veins
Common side effects of Cerazette include:
- bleeding and spotting between your periods
- headaches
- acne or oily skin: progesterone has been found to increase sebum product. Large amounts of sebum can block pores and cause an outbreak of spots.
- dizziness
- feeling sick or being sick
- putting on weight.
- Mood altered, depressed mood, decreased sexual drive (libido)
- Breast pain.
The patient information leaflet contains a full list of side effects.
A few women have irregular periods, a little unexpected bleeding or spotting or no periods at all while taking Noriday, especially during the first few months. Normally, these changes are nothing to worry about and require no treatment. Keep taking Noriday as usual. The problem should disappear after the first few strips.
You may also have unexpected bleeding if you are not taking your pills regularly, so try to take your pill at the same time every day. Also, unexpected bleeding can sometimes be caused by other medicines.
Make an appointment to see your doctor if:
You get breakthrough bleeding or spotting that:
- carries on for more than the first few months
- starts after you’ve been taking Cerazette for a while
- carries on even after you’ve stopped taking Cerazette.
You have had no period for six weeks.
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