NORLEVO

[When You Need NORLEVO]
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[Before Taking NORLEVO]
To purchase NORLEVO over the counter, you must complete a checklist. Be sure to review it before visiting the store. To purchase Norlevo at a pharmacy, you must complete a questionnaire.
(You can have the checklist filled out at the store, or you may bring a printed copy that you have filled out yourself.)
●Checklist: Japanese　 English　 Simplified Chinese　 Traditional Chinese　 Korean　 Portuguese

[Multilingual Product Information]
●Attached document: Japanese　 English　 Simplified Chinese　 Traditional Chinese　 Korean　 Portuguese
●Medicine Information Sheet (Medication Guide for Users): Japanese　 English　 Simplified Chinese　 Traditional Chinese　 Korean　 Portuguese

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[Stores Where NORLEVO Can Be Purchased]
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• Features

  • NORLEVO is an emergency contraceptive pill taken by women.
  • Emergency contraception is a medication taken to prevent pregnancy when contraception fails, such as after having unprotected sex or if a condom breaks.
  • Taking this medication does not guarantee complete prevention of pregnancy. Please confirm whether you are pregnant by using a pregnancy test kit or visiting a medical facility three weeks after taking the medication.
    If the pregnancy test result is positive, please visit a medical institution as soon as possible.
  • Taking this medicine before sexual intercourse will not prevent pregnancy.
  • NORLEVO should be taken within 72 hours of sexual intercourse.
  • After receiving an explanation from a certified-training pharmacist about the precautions to take before taking this medication and the precautions to take after taking it, purchase one tablet of this medication and take it in the presence of a trained pharmacist.

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• Precautions for Use

  Things to avoid

  (If you don't follow these instructions, you are more likely to experience side effects.)
  
  

  1. Do not take this medicine if you are:
     1. Those who have experienced allergic symptoms due to this drug or its ingredients
     2. People diagnosed with liver disease
     3. Pregnant women
     4. Male
  2. If you are breastfeeding, do not take this medicine or avoid breastfeeding for at least 24 hours after taking this medicine.

  
  
  

  Things to consult

  
  

  1. The following people should consult a pharmacist before taking this medicine.
     1. People receiving medical treatment from a doctor
     2. People who have had allergic reactions to medicines, etc.
     3. People who have been diagnosed with the following:
        • Heart disease
        • Kidney disease
        • Severe digestive disorders that interfere with the absorption of food or medicine
     4. People who consume foods containing St. John's wort ^*​
        

        *A perennial plant of the Hypericaceae family native to Europe and Asia, it grows wild in mountains and fields.
        The extract is used as an antidepressant in Germany and is sold as a dietary supplement in Japan.

  2. If the following symptoms occur after taking this medicine, these may be side effects, so please consult your doctor or pharmacist with this package insert.
     • Affected area: Symptoms
     • Digestive system: nausea, vomiting, lower abdominal pain, diarrhea, abdominal pain
     • Neuropsychiatric: headache, drowsiness, dizziness, anxiety
     • Genitals: abnormal vaginal bleeding, menstrual irregularities (menorrhagia, delayed menstruation)
     • Other: Anemia, lethargy/fatigue, floating sensation, dry mouth, fever, swelling of the hands and feet, breast tenderness (pain caused by pressing or touching the breast)
  3. If you experience any of the following symptoms after taking this medicine, you may be pregnant, so consult your doctor or pharmacist immediately, taking this leaflet with you.
     1. If your period does not come for more than 7 days after the expected time ^**​
     2. If you experience menstrual-like bleeding or symptoms of early pregnancy such as headache, nausea, fatigue, or drowsiness that last for more than 7 days
     3. If your period comes earlier than expected ^** or if the amount of bleeding is different from usual

        ** Approximately one month after the start of your most recent menstrual period before taking this drug (if your period is 28 days)

  
  
  

  Other notes

  
  

  1. If you are already pregnant before taking this medicine, it will have no effect.
     Do not take this medicine if you are pregnant.
  2. This medicine is intended to prevent pregnancy immediately after sexual intercourse.
     Even after taking this medication, pregnancy is still possible. For planned contraception, use a highly effective method such as continuing low-dose oral contraceptives.
  3. It is not possible to know immediately after taking this medicine whether it has worked.
     Three weeks after taking this medicine, check for pregnancy by using a pregnancy test or visiting a medical institution.
     If the pregnancy test result is positive, please visit a medical institution as soon as possible.

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• Efficacy/Effects

  Emergency contraception

  <Precautions regarding efficacy and effects>

  1. (1) Taking this medicine does not prevent pregnancy completely.
  2. (2) This drug prevents pregnancy when unprotected sexual intercourse or sexual intercourse that fails to use contraception is performed, and taking this drug before sexual intercourse will not prevent pregnancy.
  3. (3) You may become pregnant even after taking this medicine, so please use appropriate contraception.

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• Dosage and Administration

  Receive one tablet of this medication from a pharmacist within 72 hours after sexual intercourse and take it immediately.

  <Caution regarding usage and dosage>

  1. (1) Please strictly follow the instructions and dosage. If necessary, take this medicine as soon as possible.
  2. (2) Before taking this medicine, ask your pharmacist for an explanation of the precautions to be taken before taking this medicine and the precautions to be taken after taking it.
  3. (3) How to take out the tablets
     Press firmly on the raised part of the PTP blister pack with your fingertip to break the aluminum foil backing, then remove and take the tablet.
     (If accidentally swallowed whole, it may pierce the esophageal lining or lead to other unexpected accidents).

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• Ingredient/quantity

  Levonorgestrel

  Amount	1.5mg
  Function	It is thought to prevent pregnancy by suppressing ovulation, preventing fertilization, and blocking the implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterus.

  Additives: Lactose hydrate, corn starch, povidone, light anhydrous silicic acid, magnesium stearate

• Precautions for storage and handling

  1. (1) Please keep the outer box and this instruction manual in a safe place.
  2. (2) Do not take the product after the expiration date. The expiration date is printed on the outer box.

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• Packaging/Price

  NORLEVO

  Packaging unit	1 tablet
  Manufacturer's suggested retail price (10% tax included)	6,800 yen (7,480 yen )
  JAN Code	4987 107 678614
  Individual packaging size Width x Depth x Height (mm)	115x18x52

  Packaging unit
  1 tablet

  Manufacturer's suggested retail price (10% tax included)

  1 tablet	6,800 yen (7,480 yen )

  JAN Code

  1 tablet	4987 107 678614

  Individual package size width x depth x height (mm)

  1 tablet	115x18x52

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