ALTHEA PILL (PIECE)

Dosage / Direction for Use: 1 tab starting on the 1st day of menses for 21 days. Start new pack after 7 tab-free days. Administration: May be taken with or without food: May be taken w/ meals to reduce GI discomfort. Contraindications: Impaired liver function or cholestasis, Dubin-Johnson or Rotor syndromes, hepatic adenoma, estrogen-dependent neoplasms eg, breast or endometrial cancer, CV disease including previous or current thromboembolic disorders, arterial disease disorders of lipid metabolism, undiagnosed vag bleeding, history of pruritus or cholestatic jaundice during pregnancy, chorea, herpes gestationis, pemphigoid gestationis, deteriorating otosclerosis, severe or focal migraine. Pregnancy & lactation. Side Effects / Adverse Reactions: Nausea, vomiting, chloasma (melasma), skin or hair changes, headache, water retention, slight wt changes, breast tenderness, changes in libido. Menstrual irregularities eg, spotting, breakthrough bleeding & amenorrhea