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… Bosentan - Oral On this page: Uses How To Use Side Effects Precautions Drug … cause serious (possibly fatal) liver damage. Rarely, liver problems have happened in people after stopping treatment … (such as birth defects) in an unborn baby. Women of childbearing age must have a negative pregnancy test before …
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… Ethinyl Estradiol/Drospirenone - Oral On this page: Uses Other Uses How To Use Side Effects Precautions … if you smoke cigarettes/use tobacco and are over 35 years old. Smoking raises your risk of stroke, heart attack, … (such as the pill, patch, ring). The risk of these serious problems increases with age and with the number of …
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… Ethinyl Estradiol/Cyproterone - Oral On this page: Uses How To Use Side Effects Precautions Drug … if you smoke cigarettes/use tobacco and are over 35 years old. Smoking raises your risk of stroke, heart attack, … (such as the pill, patch, ring). The risk of these serious problems increases with age and with the number of …
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… Estradiol Patch - Transdermal On this page: Uses How To Use Side Effects Precautions Drug … if you smoke cigarettes/use tobacco and are over 35 years old. Smoking raises your risk of stroke, heart attack, … (such as the pill, patch, ring). The risk of these serious problems increases with age and with the number of …