Microgynon 30 ED

Microgynon 30 ED may not be safe if taken with other medication or recreational drugs. Please inform the prescriber if you are taking any of the listed medications.

DO NOT take Microgynon 30 ED:

• If you have (or have ever had) a blood clot in a blood vessel of your leg (deep vein thrombosis, DVT), your lungs (pulmonary embolus, PE) or other organs
• If you know you have a disorder affecting your blood clotting 
• If you need an operation or if you are off your feet for a long time
• If you have ever had a heart attack or stroke;
• If you have (or have ever had) angina pectoris (a condition that causes severe chest pain and maybe a first sign of a heart attack) or transient ischaemic attack (TIA – temporary stroke symptoms);
• If you have any of the following diseases that may increase your risk of a clot in the arteries severe diabetes with blood vessel damage, very high blood pressure, and a very high level of fat in the blood (cholesterol or triglycerides), a condition known as hyperhomocysteinaemia
• If you have (or have ever had) a type of migraine called ‘migraine with aura’;
• If you have (or have ever had) liver disease and your liver function is still not normal
• If your kidneys are not working well (renal failure)
• If you have (or have ever had) a tumour in the liver
• If you have (or have ever had) or if you are suspected of having breast cancer or cancer of the genital organs
• If you have any unexplained bleeding from the vagina
• If you are allergic to ethinylestradiol or drospirenone, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine. This may cause itching, rash or swelling.
• If you have hepatitis C and are taking medicinal products containing ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir or glecaprevir/pibrentasvir 

The above-listed warnings are not exhaustive, please consult a doctor, pharmacist or nurse if you have further questions on the use of this medication or potential interactions with other medicines.