The drug "Rigevidon" is a combined hormonal drug, the main active ingredients of which are levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol.
Medicinal properties and form of release of the drug "Rigevidon"
Reviews of patients who used the medication indicate its effectiveness as a contraceptive. The medicine interferes with the ovulation process and makes it difficult to get sperm into the uterus.
The product is made in the form of tablets of 63 pieces per pack.
Indications and contraindications of the drug "Rigevidon"
Reviews of women indicate the use of a means to prevent unwanted pregnancy and functional disorders of the menstrual cycle.
It is unacceptable to use the drug for severe liver pathologies, Rother and Dubin-Johnson syndromes, complex heart and vascular diseases. It is forbidden to use medication for diseases of cerebral vessels, breast cancer, vaginal bleeding of an unknown nature. In addition, with violations of hemostasis, fat metabolism, with atherosclerosis, skin itching and jaundice, taking Rigevidon tablets is also contraindicated.
Reviews indicate a ban on the use of the drug during lactation and pregnancy. 3 months before the onset of pregnancy (planned), you must stop taking the drug. In the event of an unplanned pregnancy, the medicine should be discontinued.
Side effects and features of the drug "Rigevidon"
Reviews of patients taking the drug indicate the presence of negative effects when using it. Side effects such as digestive disorders, a change in any direction of body weight, coarsening of the mammary glands, and a change in libido are possible. Negative phenomena include the appearance of minor spotting spotting from the vagina, headache, uterine bleeding. Fatigue may increase, mood swings may occur , cramps in the calf muscles can be observed. Skin rash may occur.
When using the Rigevidon 21 7 tablets, an annual examination by a gynecologist is required . It is advisable to quit smoking, as it increases the severity and frequency of side effects. For long-term illnesses and a month and a half before the surgery, it is necessary to stop taking the medication.
You should abandon the medicine if embolism, thrombosis, thrombophlebitis, diplopia, exophthalmos, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular disorders, and also with a decrease in visual acuity occur. The effect of taking the tablets is reduced when combined with antibiotics that have a wide spectrum of action, pyrazolone derivatives, sulfonamides, phenytonin, rimfapicin.
The medicine is consumed in 1 pill, starting in any of the five days of the menstrual cycle according to the scheme 21 days of admission, 7 days off.
The drug "Rigevidon": price
The cost of the drug in various pharmacies can fluctuate. Approximately the price of Rigevidon tablets (21 + 7, 63 pcs.) Is 530 rubles.