Table 1: Instructions for Administration of Sprintec
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Starting COCs in women not currently using hormonal contraception (Day 1 Start or Sunday Start)
Important: Consider the possibility of ovulation and conception prior to initiation of this product.
Tablet Color:
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•Sprintec active tablets are blue (Day 1 to Day 21).
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•Sprintec has white inactive tablets (Day 22 to Day 28).
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Day 1 Start:
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•Take first active tablet without regard to meals on the first day of menses.
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•Take subsequent active tablets once daily at the same time each day for a total of 21 days.
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•Take one white inactive tablet daily for 7 days and at the same time of day that active tablets were taken.
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•Begin each subsequent pack on the same day of the week as the first cycle pack (i.e., on the day after taking the last inactive tablet)
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Sunday Start:
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•Take first active tablet without regard to meals on the first Sunday after the onset of menses. Due to the potential risk of becoming pregnant, use additional non-hormonal contraception (such as condoms and spermicide) for the first seven days of the patient’s first cycle pack of Sprintec.
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•Take subsequent active tablets once daily at the same time each day for a total of 21 days.
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•Take one white inactive tablet daily for the following 7 days and at the same time of day that active tablets were taken.
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•Begin each subsequent pack on the same day of the week as the first cycle pack (i.e., on the Sunday after taking the last inactive tablet) and additional non-hormonal contraceptive is not needed.
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Switching to Sprintec from another oral contraceptive
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Start on the same day that a new pack of the previous oral contraceptive would have started.
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Switching from another contraceptive method to Sprintec
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Start Sprintec:
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Transdermal patch
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•On the day when next application would have been scheduled
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Vaginal ring
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•On the day when next insertion would have been scheduled
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Injection
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•On the day when next injection would have been scheduled
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Intrauterine contraceptive
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•On the day of removal
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•If the IUD is not removed on first day of the patient’s menstrual cycle, additional non-hormonal contraceptive (such as condoms and spermicide) is needed for the first seven days of the first cycle pack.
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Implant
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•On the day of removal
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Complete instructions to facilitate patient counseling on proper tablet usage are located in the FDA-Approved Patient Labeling.
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