Precautions and Warnings With Quasense

To avoid potential complications, make sure to talk to your healthcare provider about precautions and warnings with Quasense before taking the oral contraceptive. For example, the medication may increase your risk of blood clots, strokes, and heart attacks. Precautions and warnings with Quasense also apply to people who have certain allergies and to women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Quasense Birth Control Pills

Quasense: What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider?

Quasense™ (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol) is a prescription birth control pill (oral contraceptive) and is a generic version of Seasonale^®. You should talk with your healthcare provider prior to using Quasense if you have:

Liver disease, such as liver failure, cirrhosis, hepatitis, or liver tumors
Problems with your heart valves
Kidney disease, such as kidney failure (renal failure)
Cancer (or if you have had cancer in the past)
High blood pressure (hypertension)
Diabetes
Migraines
Had a blood clot or a clotting disorder
Chest pain
Had a heart attack or stroke
Yellowing of the whites of the eyes or skin during a prior pregnancy or oral contraceptive use
Gallbladder disease
High cholesterol
Depression
Unexplained vaginal bleeding.

Also, let your healthcare provider know if you:

Are obese
Have an upcoming surgery
Smoke cigarettes
Are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant
Are breastfeeding.

Make sure to tell your healthcare provider about any other medicines you are taking, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

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