What is Hailey Fe? Uses, warnings & side effects

Follow the instructions that come with this medicine. They can be found in the Instructions for Use included in the carton.

Take Hailey 24 Fe pills at the same time each day. 

Take all the pills in their numbered order.

• There are 24 white tablets containing active ingredients and four inert brown tablets with iron. Take all tablets, including the inert tablets.

• Take the first tablet (number 1) either on the day your period starts or the first Sunday after your period starts.

• Tablets can be taken with or without food. 

• Swallow the tablet whole with a drink of water. Do not crush, break, or chew it.

• When the last brown pill is taken, start the next pack with the first white pill.

• The first pill should be taken on the same day of the week each cycle.

Ask the prescriber for special instructions if:

• You’re switching from another birth control pill or contraceptive method

• You have had an abortion or miscarriage

• You have given birth

If you vomit or have diarrhea 3–4 hours after taking a tablet, consider that to be a missed dose.

Store Hailey 24 Fe at room temperature in the original carton. Protect from light.

Missed doses increase the risk of pregnancy. You may need to use non-hormonal backup birth control.

If a white pill is missed:

• Take it when remembered. Take the next dose at its regular time.

• You don’t have to use backup birth control.

If you miss two white pills in a row:

• Take two tablets as soon as possible and two tablets the next day.

• Use non-hormonal backup birth control for the next 7 days.

If you miss two white pills in a row in the third or fourth weeks: 

• Start over with a new Hailey 24 Fe pack. 

• When you start over, it will depend on when you first start the cycle. See the Instructions for Use included in the package.

• Use non-hormonal backup birth control for 7 days after starting a new pack.

If you miss three or more white pills in a row in any week:

• You will have to start a new pack. 

• When you start over, it will depend on when you first start the cycle. See the Instructions for Use.

• Use non-hormonal backup birth control for 7 days after starting a new pack.

If you miss any of the four brown pills: 

• Throw away the missed pills and take the remaining pills as scheduled. 

• Finish the pack and start the next pack as scheduled. 

• You do not need backup birth control.

If you’re not sure about a missed pill, use backup birth control.

This medicine is not right for everyone. 

Do not use it if you are:

• Pregnant

• Older than 35 and smoke

Hailey 24 Fe should never be taken by people with any of the risk factors for blood clots, including:

• A history of stroke or blood clots

• Blood pressure that is not controlled by blood pressure medications

• Certain types of heart valve problems

• Abnormal heartbeats that may cause blood clots

• Diabetes with blood vessel problems

Hailey 24 Fe is also contraindicated in the following situations:

• Undiagnosed abnormal uterine bleeding

• Liver disease

• A history of hormone-sensitive breast cancer

• Certain types of severe migraine headaches

Never take birth control pills if you smoke and are older than 35.

Tell any doctor or other healthcare provider who treats you that you are using this medicine. Oral contraceptives can interfere with several important blood tests. You may need to stop taking Hailey 24 Fe a few weeks before and after surgical procedures.

Your doctor may need to perform regular checkups or lab tests to monitor the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

Immediately tell the doctor if you become pregnant, think you’re pregnant, or if you miss two periods in a row.

Tell your doctor if you:

• Smoke

• Are breastfeeding

• Have given birth in the previous four weeks

To avoid potentially serious side effects, tell your doctor if you have:

• Heart or blood vessel disease

• High blood pressure

• Diabetes

• High cholesterol

• Migraines

• A history of depression

• A hereditary condition that causes facial and skin swelling (hereditary angioedema)

• Experienced jaundice during pregnancy

• Developed brown patches on the face during pregnancy (chloasma)

This medicine may cause serious problems, including:

• Increased risk of blood clots

• Increased risk of breast or cervical cancer

• Liver problems

• High blood pressure

• High cholesterol

• Gallbladder problems

This medicine may cause patches of dark skin. Ask a doctor about the risk. You may need to use sunscreen and avoid exposure to the sun or tanning lights.

This medicine will not protect you from HIV/AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases. 

To avoid drug interactions, tell the prescribing healthcare provider about all prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, and supplements being taken before starting Hailey 24 Fe.

Tell other healthcare providers you are using this medicine before they prescribe new medications.

Hailey 24 Fe can never be taken with any hepatitis C drug that contains ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir.

Some drug interactions can make Hailey 24 Fe less effective, increasing the risk of pregnancy. In some cases, these drug interactions will require women to use backup birth control while taking these drugs. Some drug interactions can increase the risk of side effects. To avoid these problems, make sure the prescriber knows if you’re taking:

• Drugs that treat fungal infections

• Drugs that treat other types of infections

• Drugs that treat seizures

• Drugs that treat high cholesterol

• Barbiturates

• HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C drugs

• Thyroid hormone pills

• St. John’s wort

Avoid grapefruit or grapefruit juice when taking Hailey 24 Fe.