pregnancy.
Advise patients to contact their healthcare provider and consider the possibility of pregnancy if their period is delayed after taking ella by more than 1 week beyond the date it was expected.
Advise patients not to use ella as routine contraception, or to use it repeatedly in the same menstrual cycle.
Advise patients that ella may reduce the contraceptive action of regular hormonal contraceptive methods and to use a reliable barrier method of contraception after using ella, for any subsequent acts of intercourse that occur in that same menstrual cycle.
Inform patients that ella does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases/infections.
Advise patients that they should not use ella if they are breastfeeding.
FDA Approved Patient Labeling
Patient Information
ella ("el-uh")
(ulipristal acetate) tablet
Read this Patient Information Leaflet before you take ella. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment.
What is ella?
ella is a prescription emergency contraceptive that reduces your chance of becoming pregnant if your birth control fails or you have unprotected sex.
ella should not be used as your regular birth control. It is very important that you have a reliable form of birth control that is right for you.
ella will not protect you against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Who should not take ella?
Do not take ella if you know or suspect you are already pregnant. ella is not for use to end an existing pregnancy. Talk to your healthcare provider before taking ella if you think you are pregnant.
Do not take ella if you are breastfeeding, because it is not known if ella passes into breast milk.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking ella?
See "Who should not take ella?"
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Using other medicines may affect how ella works. These include St. John's Wort, phenytoin, rifampin, phenobarbital, and carbamazepine. Talk to your healthcare provider if you are currently using these medications.
Talk to your healthcare provider if you use hormonal birth control. Using ella may make your regular hormonal birth control method less effective. After using ella, you should use a reliable barrier method of birth control (such as a condom with spermicide) during any other times that you have sex in that same menstrual cycle.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
When is it not appropriate to use ella?
Do not use ella as a regular birth control method. It does not work as well as most other forms of birth control when they are used consistently and correctly.
Do not use ella if you are already pregnant.
Do not use ella more than one time in the same menstrual cycle for different acts of unprotected sex or birth control failure.
How does ella work?
ella is thought to work for emergency contraception primarily by stopping or delaying the release of an egg from the ovary. It is possible that ella may also work by preventing attachment (implantation) to the uterus.
How should I take ella?
Take ella as soon as possible w |
