Hana 75mcg Tablets
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Hana is a progestogen-only oral contraceptive pill (POP) that is 99% efficient in stopping pregnancy. It includes desogestrel, a synthetic version of the hormone progestogen. The main reason for taking a progestogen-only pill is to protect you from falling pregnant. Hana is taken daily, at the same time each day, without any breaks between packs. It thickens the cervical mucus, making it trickier for sperm to surpass the egg. Hana also delivers progesterone into your body, thus, stopping your ovaries from letting out an egg (ovulation). As a pharmacy medicine, without prescription, it's for women of childbearing age who want to prevent pregnancy. The active ingredient is 75µg of desogestrel.
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- 99% efficient at stopping pregnancy
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Hana 75mcg Tablets
Strength: 75mcg
Pack Size: 28 Tablets
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What are Hana 75 microgram film-coated tablets?
Hana is a daily contraceptive used to prevent pregnancy for women of childbearing age. It is an oral hormonal contraceptive (often called “the pill”) and is different from combined contraceptive pills. Hana 75 microgram film-coated tablets work primarily by preventing a woman’s egg cell from ripening (prevents ovulation); it also has effects on cervical mucus which makes it more difficult for sperm to enter the womb.
Hana progestogen-only pill contains a small amount of one type of female sex hormone: a progestogen called desogestrel. Unlike the combined pill, Hana does not contain any oestrogen hormone, in addition to the progestogen. For this reason, Hana is called a progestogen-only pill (POP).
You can buy Hana online at PharmacyOnline.co.uk
Like all medicines, Hana can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Tell your pharmacist, doctor, or family planning nurse if you notice any unwanted effect, especially if severe or persistent.
Serious side effects are rare.
Severe allergic reactions
You may experience signs of a severe allergic reaction (hypersensitivity) including:
- Swollen face, lips, tongue, and/or throat
- Difficulty swallowing or breathing
Get medical advice immediately if you get any of these.
Pregnancy outside the womb (ectopic pregnancy)
Rarely, women taking Hana have had an ectopic pregnancy, where the baby develops outside the womb. Symptoms might include:
- Sudden or severe pain in the lower abdomen or stomach area with or without vaginal bleeding.
Contact a doctor immediately if you get these.
Risk of blood clots
Women taking hormonal contraceptive pills are at increased risk of blood clots. Symptoms might include:
- Swelling, redness, or pain in the leg
- Chest pain, breathlessness, or coughing up blood
Contact your doctor immediately if you notice these.
Changes to your periods
You are likely to experience changes in your periods while using Hana. You do not need to take any action, just continue taking Hana exactly as directed, even if you start to have these changes:
- Irregular periods: your periods may be less or more frequent, shorter or longer, lighter or heavier than before you started Hana
- Spotting or bleeding when you are not having your period. This may be just slight staining which may not even require a pad or heavier bleeding like a light period. You may need to use tampons or sanitary towels
- Stop having periods while taking Hana
Contact your doctor or family planning nurse if you start to have these changes:
- Your menstrual period differs from that which would be expected with Hana
- Your menstrual period is more frequent than you find acceptable
- Your menstrual period is unusually heavy
- You repeatedly have bleeding that is brought on by sex
Meanwhile, you must continue to take Hana every day.
Common side effects
These may affect up to 1 in 10 women
- Altered mood, depressed mood
- Decreased sexual drive (libido)
- Headache
- Nausea
- Acne
- Breast pain
- Irregular or no periods
- Increased body weight
Uncommon side effects
These may affect up to 1 in 100 women
- Infection of the vagina
- Difficulties in wearing contact lenses
- Vomiting
- Hair loss
- Painful periods
- Ovarian cysts
- Tiredness
Ingredients
The active substance is desogestrel. Each film-coated tablet contains 75 micrograms of desogestrel. The other ingredients are alpha-tocopherol; maize starch; povidone; stearic acid; hypromellose; macrogol 400; titanium dioxide (E 171); lactose monohydrate.
Warnings
Do not take Hana:
- If you have cancer that is affected by sex-steroid hormones, such as certain types of breast
cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial (uterine) cancer - If you have a blood clot in the legs (deep vein thrombosis) or lungs (pulmonary embolism)
- If you have or have had jaundice (yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes) or severe liver diseases and blood tests show your liver has not returned to normal
- If you have any unexplained vaginal bleeding between your periods, or if you repeatedly have bleeding after sex
- If you are allergic to desogestrel, or any of the other ingredients of Hana
- If you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant.
Talk to your doctor or family planning nurse if any of these apply to you. Your doctor or family
planning nurse may advise you to use a different method of birth control.
Talk to your pharmacist, doctor, or family planning nurse before taking Hana:
- If you have had cancer that is affected by progestogen hormones, such as certain types of breast
cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial (uterine) cancer - If you have had a blood clot in the legs (deep vein thrombosis) or lungs (pulmonary embolism)
- If you have liver cancer or other liver problems
- If you have high blood pressure
- If you have diabetes
- If you have epilepsy
- If you have tuberculosis
- If you have had chloasma (yellowish-brown pigmentation patches on the skin, particularly on the face).
If any of these apply to you, you may still be able to take Hana but your doctor may want to see you from time to time.
It is common for women taking Hana to have bleeding patterns that are different from their usual periods. Some women will have to bleed less often, or none at all; some will have to bleed more often. Bleeding patterns may settle with time. A change in your bleeding pattern is not something you should normally be worried about if you are taking your pill as directed
Leaflets
Before taking any medicines, regardless of whether they are over-the-counter or prescription-only, it is essential always to read the patient information leaflet.
