Liza Drug Interactions

Always inform the prescriber about the medications or herbal preparations the patient are taking. Also inform any other health professional that has prescribed other medication (or the pharmacist) that the patient is taking Liza. The healthcare professional may inform the patient the need to use additional contraceptives (eg, condom) and inform the patient the duration.
Some medicine can cause Liza to lose its contraceptive effect or can cause unexpected bleeding. This applies to medicines used to treat epilepsy (eg, primidone, phenytoin, barbiturates, carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine) and tuberculosis (eg, rifampicin), HIV (ritonavir), other infectious disease (griseofulvin, ampicillin, tetracyclines) and the medicinal herb St. John's wort.
If the patient wants to use herbal preparations which contain St. John's wort while taking Liza, she should consult the doctor beforehand. Liza can affect other medicines eg, those which contain ciclosporin or the anticonvulsant drug lamotrigine (this can increase the frequency of convulsions).
Consult the doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine. Inform the doctor or pharmacist if the patient is taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
Taking Liza with Food and Drink: Take Liza tablet everyday with some water if needed. The patient can take the tablets with or without food, but should take Liza approximately at the same time everyday.
Laboratory Tests: If the patient need a blood analysis, inform the doctor or laboratory staff that the patient is taking a contraceptive, as oral contraceptives can affect the results of some test.