Prescription only medicine
Levonorgestrel 1
7,18 Also known as Plan B, it is used as a single
1% of the maternal dose can be transferred to a newborn via milk
Lay Summary: How Plan B (levonorgestrel emergency contraception) works has been vigorously debated ever since the Food and Drug Administration approved it in 1999
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The active substance is levonorgestrel
• has had unprotected sex but only between day 1 and day 5 of her menstrual cycle
In a comparative efficacy trial (which allowed a maximum time of 3 hours for missed pills) the overall ITT Pearl-Index found for Cerazette was 0
Levonorgestrel, also known as the morning-after pill, is a first-line oral emergency contraceptive pill with approval from the World Health Organization to prevent pregnancy
Print patient leaflet as text only 30 micrograms of the progestogen levonorgestrel
It is a method of preventing pregnancy and should not be used as
Health Professionals (SmPC) Patient Leaflet (PIL) Risk Materials; Levonelle 1500 microgram tablet levonorgestrel
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Levonorgestrel is rapidly and almost completely absorbed after oral administration of Rigevidon
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Plan B had various advantages over the Yuzpe regimen, including higher efficacy and 1
Levonorgestrel 1
Some epidemiological studies have reported a greater risk of VTE for women using combined oral contraceptives containing ethinylestradiol, mostly at a dose of 30μg, and desogestrel or gestodene (the so-called third generation pills) than for women using pills containing levonorgestrel (the so-called second generation pills)
Evorel 50 and Evorel Conti are a matrix type transdermal patch
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