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Make remembering to take your pill easier with daily text reminders.
It's important to take your pill at the same time every day. Whether you're at home, school, work, or out on the town, the Daily Lo-minder will remind you to take your pill on time.
Five Other Ways to Stay on Track
Use these tips to develop great habits. Taking the Pill should become so second nature to you that you won't even need the Daily Lo-minder.
1. Make the Pill part of your daily routine.
Take your pill every day along with another daily-routine activity, such as brushing your teeth. Doing so will help you get in the habit of taking your pills at the same time every day.
2. Don't let your pills be out of sight, out of mind.
Place your ORTHO DIALPAK® on the vanity next to your toothbrush, in the kitchen next to your vitamins or on the nightstand next to your bed so that you are always reminded to take your pills on time.
3. Create new routines when old ones are disrupted.
If eating breakfast has become hit or miss, take your pill with lunch. Or if your afternoon coffee break becomes obsolete, take your pill when you have your morning coffee instead.
4. Pack your pills within reach.
When traveling by plane, keep your ORTHO DIALPAK® or ORTHO PERSONAL PAK™ in your carry-on bags, not your checked luggage. In the event that your bags are lost or stolen, you'll have one less thing to worry about.
5. Talk to your healthcare professional.
Share information about your routine with your healthcare professional. He or she can give you advice about when to take your pill that best suits your schedule.
Remembering Birth Control Refills: Don't Get Caught Empty-handed!
Make sure you remember to refill your birth control prescription each month so you have a pack in time for your start date. If you forget, you could risk missing the first few days of your pill cycle. To remind yourself, mark your calendar 1 week in advance of your start date, or set up monthly reminders from the Daily Lo-minder above.
Please note that standard text message charges will apply.
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What is ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® LO?
- ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® LO is a prescription oral contraceptive used for the prevention of pregnancy.
- ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® LO does not protect against HIV (AIDS) or other sexually transmitted diseases.
- ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® LO is not indicated for use in emergency contraception.
What is the most important information I should know about ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® LO?
Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular side effects from hormonal contraceptive use. This risk increases with age, with heavy smoking (15 or more cigarettes per day) and in women over 35 years of age. Women who use hormonal contraceptives are strongly advised not to smoke.
Who should not use ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® LO?
You should not use ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® LO if you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant or if you have any of the following conditions:
A history of heart attack or stroke, blood clots in the legs, lungs, or eyes, a history of blood clots in the deep veins of your legs, chest pain, known or suspected breast cancer or cancer of the lining of the uterus, cervix or vagina, unexplained vaginal bleeding (until your doctor reaches a diagnosis), yellowing of the whites of your eyes or of the skin (jaundice) during pregnancy or during previous use of hormonal contraceptives, liver tumor (benign or cancerous), or if you plan to have surgery with prolonged bed rest.
Tell your healthcare professional if you have ever had any of these conditions, he/she can recommend a safer method of birth control.
What are the possible side effects of ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® LO?
- Irregular vaginal bleeding or spotting. If bleeding occurs in more than one cycle or lasts for more than a few days call your healthcare professional
- Problems wearing contact lenses such as change in vision or inability to wear your lenses. If these occur, contact your healthcare professional
- Fluid retention with swelling of the fingers or ankles and may raise your blood pressure. Contact your healthcare professional if you experience fluid retention.
- Spotty darkening of the skin (particularly the face). This may persist after you stop using ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® LO
- Other side effects include nausea and vomiting, change in appetite, headache, nervousness, depression, dizziness, loss of scalp hair, vaginal infections and allergic reactions.
Call your doctor immediately if you experience any of these side effects while you are using ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® LO:
Sharp chest pain, coughing blood or sudden shortness of breath, pain in the calf, crushing chest pain or tightness in the chest, sudden, severe, headache or vomiting, dizziness or fainting, disturbances of vision or speech, weakness or numbness in an arm or leg, sudden or complete loss of vision, breast lumps, severe pain or tenderness in the stomach area, difficulty in sleeping, weakness, lack of energy, fatigue or change in mood, yellowing of the skin or whites of the eye along with fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, dark-colored urine or light-colored bowel movements.
What should I tell my healthcare professional before using ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® LO?
- Tell your healthcare professional if you: Smoke, are breast-feeding, or are taking any other medications.
- Also, tell your healthcare professional if you have or have had:
Breast nodules, fibrocystic disease of the breast, an abnormal breast x-ray or mammogram, a family history of breast cancer, diabetes, elevated cholesterol or triglycerides, high blood pressure, migraine or other headaches or epilepsy, depression, gallbladder, liver, heart or kidney disease, history of light or irregular menstrual periods. - Tell your healthcare professional about all of the medicines you are taking, before starting and while you are using ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® LO including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, herbal and dietary supplements such as:
Barbiturates, bosentan, carbamazepine, phenybutazone, drugs used to treat HIV or AIDS, antibiotics, phenytoin, rifampin, topiramate, St. John’s Wort (a herbal supplement). - Ask your healthcare provider if you are not sure if any of your medicines are listed above.
These medicines/herbal supplements may make your contraceptive less effective and you may need to use a barrier contraceptive when you take these drugs or products.
Also, tell your healthcare professional if you take lamotrigine (LAMICTAL®), an anticonvulsant used for epilepsy. This may increase the risk of seizures so your healthcare professional may need to adjust the dose.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see the Detailed Patient Labeling from the full Product Information.
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