When you write DAW "Dispense as Written"* on your next XULANE prescription (as appropriate), you know your patients are receiving the same XULANE patch you prescribed — patch to patch.
*Language and requirements may vary based on your state's law.
When you write DAW "Dispense as Written"* on your next XULANE prescription (as appropriate), you know your patients are receiving the same XULANE patch you prescribed — patch to patch.
*Language and requirements may vary based on your state's law.
Not actual patch size.
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WARNING: CIGARETTE SMOKING AND SERIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS and CONTRAINDICATED IN WOMEN WITH A BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
• Cigarette Smoking and Serious Cardiovascular Events
Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from hormonal contraceptive use. This risk increases with age, particularly in women over 35 years of age, and with the number of cigarettes smoked. For this reason, CHCs, including XULANE, are contraindicated in women who are over 35 years of age and smoke [see Contraindications (4) and Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].
• Contraindicated in Women with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
XULANE is contraindicated in women with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. The risk of VTE may be greater with XULANE in women with a BMI > 30 kg/m2 compared to women with a lower BMI. [see Contraindications (4) and Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not prescribe XULANE to females who are known to have or develop the following conditions:
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Thromboembolic Disorders and Other Vascular Conditions
Ethinyl Estradiol Exposure
Liver Disease
Risk of liver enzyme elevations with concomitant hepatitis C treatment
High Blood Pressure
Gallbladder Disease
Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolic Effects
Headache
Bleeding Irregularities
Other Warnings and Precautions
ADVERSE REACTIONS
Patients should be counseled that XULANE does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted infections.
DRUG INTERACTIONS
USE IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS
This is not all of the information you should read prior to prescribing XULANE. Please see the Full Prescribing Information, including Boxed WARNING.