Using ANGELIQ®
Relief may be a once-a-day tablet away.
ANGELIQ tablets (drospirenone/estradiol) may provide rapid relief from moderate to severe menopausal symptoms including hot flashes, night sweats and vaginal dryness.
To use ANGELIQ most effectively, it is important to take one ANGELIQ tablet a day as part of your regular routine:
- Take one ANGELIQ tablet at the same time each day.
- Pair taking ANGELIQ with an every day activity such as brushing your teeth or going to sleep.
- Keep your pill pack in a place where you can see it as a reminder. Make sure it’s out of the reach of children and pets.
- If you stay overnight or travel:
- Be sure to put ANGELIQ on your packing list
- Make sure to bring enough tablets to keep you covered while you are away
- When flying, pack your ANGELIQ in your carry-on luggage
- Plan ahead. Don’t wait until you take the last tablet in your pack to refill your prescription.
ANGELIQ should only be taken as long as needed. Talk to your healthcare professional each year about whether you should remain on ANGELIQ.
Do not stop taking ANGELIQ without first talking to your healthcare professional. Even if you are not experiencing menopausal symptoms, you should still take ANGELIQ in order to maintain a steady level of hormones in your system.
ANGELIQ is for women with a uterus. If you have had your uterus removed (hysterectomy) and are suffering from moderate to severe menopausal symptoms, ask your healthcare professional about the once-a-week estrogen patch.
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What important information should you know about ANGELIQ® tablets (drospirenone / estradiol) 0.5mg / 1mg?
ANGELIQ contains a different kind of hormone, drsp®, which may increase potassium. Therefore you should not take ANGELIQ if you have kidney, liver, or adrenal disease. Be sure to talk to your doctor about taking ANGELIQ if you regularly take other medications that can increase your potassium levels. These can include: NSAIDs-ibuprofen (Motrin®, Advil®), naproxen (Naprosyn®, Aleve®, and others) when taken long-term and daily for arthritis or other diseases or conditions, potassium-sparing diuretics (spironolactone and others), potassium supplementation, ACE inhibitors (Capoten®, Vasotec®, Zestril®, and others), angiotensin-II receptor antagonists (Cozaar®, Diovan®, Avapro®, and others), and heparin.
Do not use estrogens with or without progestins to prevent heart disease, heart attack or strokes.
Using estrogens with or without progestins may increase your chances of getting heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer and blood clots.
The most commonly reported side effects are irregular vaginal bleeding, breast pain and headaches.
Do not use ANGELIQ if you have had your uterus removed (hysterectomy), have unusual vaginal bleeding, have or have had a stroke or heart attack in the past year, currently have or have had blood clots, liver problems, or are allergic to ANGELIQ or any of its ingredients.
Estrogens with or without progestins should be used at the lowest effective doses and only for as long as menopausal symptoms persist. You and your healthcare provider should talk regularly about whether or not you still require treatment with ANGELIQ.
Motrin is the registered trademark of Johnson & Johnson Company; Advil is the registered trademark of Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, Inc.; Aleve is the registered trademark of Bayer HealthCare LLC; Naprosyn is the registered trademark of Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.; Capoten is the registered trademark of Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Vasotec is the registered trademark of Merck & Company, Inc.; Zestril is the registered trademark of AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical LP; Diovan is the registered trademark of Novartis Corporation; Avapro is the registered trademark of Sanofi-Aventis US, LP; Cozaar is the registered trademark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.