Warnings


What may interact with ella?

This medicine may interact with the following medications:

-barbiturates such as phenobarbital or primidone
-birth control pills
-bosentan
-carbamazepine
-certain medicines for fungal infections like griseofulvin, itraconazole, and ketoconazole
-certain medicines for HIV or AIDS or hepatitis
-dabigatran
-digoxin
-felbamate
-fexofenadine
-oxcarbazepine
-phenytoin
-rifampin
-St. John''s Wort
-topiramate

What should I tell my health care provider before I take ella?

They need to know if you have any of these conditions:

-liver disease
-an unusual or allergic reaction to ulipristal, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives
-pregnant or trying to get pregnant
-breast-feeding

What should I watch for while using ella?

Your period may begin a few days earlier or later than expected. If your period is more than 7 days late, pregnancy is possible. See your health care provider as soon as you can and get a pregnancy test.

Talk to your healthcare provider before taking this medicine if you know or suspect that you are pregnant. Contact your healthcare provider if you think you may be pregnant and you have taken this medicine.

If you have severe abdominal pain about 3 to 5 weeks after taking this medicine, you may have a pregnancy outside the womb, which is called an ectopic or tubal pregnancy. Call your health care provider or go to the nearest emergency room right away if you think this is happening.

Discuss birth control options with your health care provider. Emergency birth control is not to be used routinely to prevent pregnancy. It should not be used more than once in the same cycle. Birth control pills may not work properly while you are taking this medicine. Wait at least 5 days after taking this medicine to start or continue other hormone based birth control. Be sure to use a reliable barrier contraceptive method (such as a condom with spermicide) between the time you take this medicine and your next period.

This medicine does not protect you against HIV infection (AIDS) or any other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Where should I keep my medicine?

Keep out of the reach of children.

Store at between 20 and 25 degrees C (68 and 77 degrees F). Protect from light and keep in the blister card inside the original box until you are ready to take it. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.