PRIMOLUT N TABLET contains Norethisterone, which belongs to a group of medicines called Progestogens. It is used to treat and manage heavy menstrual bleeding or abnormal uterine bleeding (that occurs due to hormonal imbalance), painful periods, irregular periods or periods that are more frequent than normal (polymenorrhoea), premenstrual tension, endometriosis (abnormal growth of endometrial tissue of the uterus that causes pain and menstrual irregularities), metriopatheias haemorrhagia (intermenstrual bleeding) and breast cancer. It is also used to delay the menstrual cycle.
Dose
Follow the instructions given by your doctor. Take PRIMOLUT N TABLET as advised according to your symptoms and disease severity. Swallow the whole tablet with a glass of water.
Precaution
Stop taking PRIMOLUT N TABLET and contact your doctor immediately if you experience any of the following side effects:
- Yellowing of the skin or white area of the eyes (jaundice)
- Migraine headache for the very first time (a headache that usually restricts itself to one side of your head)
- High blood pressure
- Symptoms of severe allergic reaction such as itchy skin rash, swelling of the face or tongue, hands or feet causing wheezing, difficulty breathing or feeling faint
- Symptoms of a blood clot in the lungs include a sudden, severe, sharp pain in the chest, coughing up blood, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeats
- Symptoms of a blood clot in the brain (stroke) include unusually severe or long headache, change in sight, difficulty speaking, collapsing, or fainting, and weakness or paralysis of any part of your body
- Symptoms of a deep-vein thrombosis such as severe pain, tenderness or swelling in your calf, ankle or foot, purplish discolouration of the skin of the leg and red or warmth skin
