Joyeaux Dosage
Generic name: LEVONORGESTREL 0.1mg, ETHINYL ESTRADIOL 0.02mg;
Dosage form: tablets
Drug class: Contraceptives
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Oct 18, 2024.
How to Start Joyeaux
Joyeaux is dispensed in a blister card. Joyeaux may be started using either a Day 1 start or a Sunday start (see Table 1). For the first cycle of a Sunday Start regimen, an additional method of contraception should be used until after the first 7 consecutive days of administration.
How to Take Joyeaux
Joyeaux (white active tablets and brown placebo tablets) are swallowed whole once a day
Complete instructions to facilitate patient counseling on proper tablet usage are located in the FDA-Approved Patient Labeling. | |
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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Day 1 Start:
Sunday Start:
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Switching to Joyeaux from another hormonal contraceptive |
Start on the same day that a new pack of the previous hormonal contraceptive would have started. |
Switching from another contraceptive method to Joyeaux |
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Starting Joyeaux after Abortion or Miscarriage
First-trimester
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- After a first-trimester abortion or miscarriage, Joyeaux may be started immediately. An additional method of contraception is not needed if Joyeaux is started within 5 days after termination of the pregnancy.
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- If Joyeaux is not started within 5 days after termination of the pregnancy, the patient should use additional non-hormonal contraception (such as condoms or spermicide) for the first seven days of her first cycle pack of Joyeaux.
Second-trimester
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- Do not start until 4 weeks after a second-trimester abortion or miscarriage, due to the increased risk of thromboembolic disease. Start Joyeaux following the instructions in Table 1 for Day 1 or Sunday start, as desired. If using Sunday start, use additional non-hormonal contraception (such as condoms or spermicide) for the first seven days of the patient’s first cycle pack of Joyeaux.
Starting Joyeaux after Childbirth
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- Do not start until 4 weeks after delivery, due to the increased risk of thromboembolic disease. Start contraceptive therapy with Joyeaux following the instructions in Table 1 for women not currently using hormonal contraception.
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•If the woman has not yet had a period postpartum, consider the possibility of ovulation and conception occurring prior to use of Joyeaux..
Missed Tablets
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Take the tablet as soon as possible. Continue taking one tablet a day until the pack is finished. |
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Take the two missed tablets as soon as possible and the next two active tablets the next day. Continue taking one tablet a day until the pack is finished. Additional non-hormonal contraception (such as condoms or spermicide) should be used as back-up if the patient has sex within 7 days after missing tablets. |
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Day 1 start: Throw out the rest of the pack and start a new pack that same day. Sunday start: Continue taking one tablet a day until Sunday, then throw out the rest of the pack and start a new pack that same day. Additional non-hormonal contraception (such as condoms or spermicide) should be used as back-up if the patient has sex within 7 days after missing tablets. |
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