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Black Box Warnings .
Cigarette Smoking and Serious Cardiovascular Events
cigarette smoking incr. risk of serious cardiovascular side effects from combination OCPs; incr. risk w/ age (particularly for women >35 yo) and w/ number of cigarettes smoked; contraindicated in smokers >35 yo
Contraindicated in Women w/ BMI >30 kg/m^2
women w/ BMI >30 kg/m^2 may have higher VTE risk compared to women w/ lower BMI
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: PATCH: 150 mcg/35 mcg per day
contraception
- [apply 1 patch qwk x3wk, off x1wk]
- Start: w/in 24h of menses onset, w/in 5 days after 1st trimester abortion or miscarriage, or >4wk after 2nd trimester abortion or miscarriage; Info: D/C >4wk before, restart >2wk after surgery w/ VTE risk; restart >4wk postpartum or >6wk postpartum if breastfeeding
renal dosing
- [see below]
- renal dz: not defined, caution advised
- HD/PD: avoid use
hepatic dosing
- [see below]
- active hepatic dz: contraindicated
Peds Dosing .
- Dosage forms: PATCH: 150 mcg/35 mcg per day
contraception
- [postmenarchal females]
- Dose: apply 1 patch qwk x3wk, off x1wk; Start: w/in 24h of menses onset, w/in 5 days after 1st trimester abortion or miscarriage, or >4wk after 2nd trimester abortion or miscarriage; Info: D/C >4wk before, restart >2wk after surgery w/ VTE risk; restart >4wk postpartum or >6wk postpartum if breastfeeding
renal dosing
- [see below]
- renal dz: not defined, caution advised
- HD/PD: avoid use
hepatic dosing
- [see below]
- active hepatic dz: contraindicated