Product Information

product name
NORLEVO
classification
Drugs requiring guidance
Packaging/Price
1 tablet: 6,800 yen
[Manufacturer's suggested retail price (excluding tax)]
(Including tax: 7,480 yen)
Efficacy/Effects
Emergency contraception
Ingredients/Quantity (per tablet)
Levonorgestrel 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.

(Caution)

Precautions for use

What not to do

(Not following these instructions may increase the likelihood of side effects.)

  • Do not take this medicine if you are:
    • Those who have experienced allergic symptoms due to this drug or any of its components
    • People who have been diagnosed with the following:
      Liver disease
    • Pregnant women
    • Male
  • If you are breastfeeding, do not take this medicine or avoid breastfeeding for at least 24 hours after taking this medicine.

Things to consult

  • The following people should consult a pharmacist before taking this medicine.
    • People receiving medical treatment from a doctor
    • People who have had allergic reactions to medicines, etc.
    • People who have been diagnosed with the following:
      heart disease
      kidney disease
      Severe digestive disorders that interfere with the absorption of food or drugs
    • People who consume dietary supplements containing St. John's wort *​
      • * St. John's Wort is a perennial herb of the Hypericaceae family native to Europe and Asia, growing wild in mountainous and wild areas. Its extract is used as an antidepressant in Germany and sold as a dietary supplement in Japan.
  • 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.

    Related parts

    symptoms

    Digestive organ

    Nausea, vomiting, lower abdominal pain, diarrhea, abdominal pain

    psychoneurotic system

    Headache, drowsiness, dizziness, anxiety

    genitals

    Irregular genital bleeding, menstrual irregularities (menorrhea, delayed menstruation)

    Others

    Anemia, lethargy/fatigue, floating sensation, dry mouth, fever, swelling of the hands and feet, breast tenderness (pain when pressing or touching the breast)
  • 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.
    • If your period does not come for more than 7 days after the expected time **​
    • If symptoms such as menstrual-like bleeding, headaches, nausea, fatigue, or drowsiness—typically seen during menstruation or early pregnancy—persist for more than 7 days.
    • If your period comes earlier than expected or if the amount of bleeding is different from usual
    • ** Approximately one month after the start date of your most recent menstrual period before taking this medicine (for a 28-day cycle)

Other notes

  • If you are already pregnant before taking this medicine, it will have no effect.

    Do not take if you are pregnant.

  • This medicine is intended to prevent pregnancy immediately after sexual intercourse.

    It is possible to become pregnant even after taking this medicine, so if you are planning to use contraception, please use a highly effective method such as continued use of low-dose oral contraceptives.

  • It is not immediately clear whether this medicine has worked after taking it. Three weeks after taking it, you should 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.

Efficacy and effectiveness

Emergency contraception

<Precautions regarding efficacy and effects>
  • Taking this medicine does not completely prevent pregnancy.
  • This medicine prevents pregnancy when unprotected intercourse or unprotected intercourse occurs, but taking this medicine before intercourse will not prevent pregnancy.
  • You may become pregnant even after taking this medicine, so please use appropriate contraception.

Usage/Dosage

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

<Precautions Related to Dosage and Administration>
  • Please strictly follow the dosage and administration instructions. If necessary, take this medicine as soon as possible.
  • Before taking this medicine, ask your pharmacist for an explanation of the precautions to take before taking this medicine and the precautions to take after taking it.
  • How to take out the tablets
    Press firmly with your fingertips on the raised part of the PTP sheet containing the tablet to break the aluminum foil on the back, remove the tablet and take it (if you accidentally swallow the tablet as is, it may cause an unexpected accident such as the tablet piercing the esophageal mucosa).

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