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Medicines for Periods, heavy

Over-the-counter medicineOver-the-counter medicine. Medicine can be bought without a prescription.

A

  • Aspirin

C

  • Cyklokapron

D

  • Dicynene
    • (a brand of Etamsylate)

E

  • Etamsylate
  • Ethinylestradiol/Levonorgestrel

I

  • Ibuprofen

L

  • Levonorgestrel
  • Logynon
    • (a brand of Ethinylestradiol/Levonorgestrel)

M

  • Medroxyprogesterone acetate
  • Mefenamic
  • Mirena
    • (a brand of Levonorgestrel)

N

  • Naproxen
  • Norethisterone

O

  • Ovranette

P

  • Paracetamol
  • Primolut N
    • (a brand of Norethisterone)
  • Progesterone
  • Provera

T

  • Tranexamic Acid

U

  • Utovlan

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