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Types of Emergency Contraception
What brands of emergency contraceptive pills are available around the world?
Emergency Contraceptive Pills Worldwide
There are dozens of brands of emergency
contraceptive pills (also known as "morning
after pills" or "day after pills") available around
the world. These pills are hormonal contraceptives that are approved,
packaged, and sold specifically for use as emergency
contraception. The list below shows the name and type of each
pill, the company that makes it, and the countries where it is available.
Even if you can’t get one of the brands of pills that are sold
specifically for emergency
contraception, you can still use a different dose of many daily birth control pills to prevent
pregnancy after
sex.
|
Pill Name |
Company |
Progestin-only or combined |
Countries where currently marketed |
| An Ting | Shenyang No.1 | Progestin-only | China |
| Contraplan II | DKT Egypt | Progestin-only | Egypt |
| Control NF | F.Paraguaya | Combined | Paraguay |
| Diad | Simed | Progestin-only | Brazil |
| E Pills | Hindustan Latex Ltd. | Progestin-only | India** |
| EC | Gedeon Richter | Progestin-only | Pakistan |
ECee2 |
Cadila Healthcare |
Progestin-only | India** |
|
ECP |
ZAFA Pharmaceuticals |
Progestin-only |
Pakistan |
| Emkit | ZAFA Pharmaceuticals | Progestin-only | Pakistan, Peru |
| Emkit Plus† | ZAFA Pharmaceuticals | Progestin-only | Pakistan |
| Escapel† | Gedeon Richter | Progestin-only | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Escapelle† | Gedeon Richter | Progestin-only | Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Slovakia |
|
Estinor |
Duopharma |
Progestin-only |
Malaysia, Singapore |
| Evital | Ethical | Progestin-only | Dominican Republic |
| Evitaren | Libra | Progestin-only | Uruguay |
|
Fertilan |
Gedeon Richter |
Combined |
Sierra Leone |
| Glanique | Asofarma | Progestin-only | Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela |
|
Hui Ting |
Beijing Zhong Hui |
Progestin-only |
China |
| i-pill† | Cipla | Progestin-only | India |
| Imediat N | Gador, SA | Progestin-only | Argentina, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Uruguay |
| Impreviat | Orbis | Progestin-only | Argentina, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru |
| Lenor 72 | Unicure Remedies, Ltd. | Progestin-only | Zambia |
|
Levogynon |
Gedeon Richter |
Progestin-only | Germany |
| Levonelle | Gedeon Richter / Bayer Schering Pharma/ Berlipharm | Progestin-only | Ireland, Italy, New Zealand* |
| Levonelle 1500† | Bayer Schering Pharma | Progestin-only | United Kingdom* |
|
Levonelle-2 |
Bayer Schering Pharma | Progestin-only | Australia* |
| Levonelle One Step† | Bayer Schering Pharma | Progestin-only | United Kingdom* |
|
Madonna |
Biolab Co., Ltd. | Progestin-only | Thailand |
| Minipil 2 | Sigma Pharma | Progestin-only | Brazil |
| Nogravide | Hebron | Progestin-only | Brazil |
| Norgestrel-Max | Biotenk | Progestin-only | Argentina |
|
NorLevo 0.75mg |
HRA Pharma | Progestin-only | Albania, Australia*, Burkina Faso*, Cameroon*, Cyprus*, Dominican Republic, Ghana*, Guinea-Conakry*, India**, Libya*, Mali*, Mauritania*, Namibia, Niger*, Senegal*, South Africa*, Sri Lanka*, Switzerland*, Togo*, Turkey |
| NorLevo 1.5mg† | HRA Pharma | Progestin-only | Belgium*, Benin*, Congo (Brazzaville)*, Denmark*, Finland*, France*, French Polynesia*, Gabon*, Greece, Iceland*, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Korea (Republic), Lebanon, Luxembourg*, Madagascar, Mauritius*, Netherlands**, Norway**, Portugal*, Spain, Sweden**, Taiwan, Tunisia* |
| Optinor1 | ICON/ IPPF | Progestin-only | Angola, Antigua*, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize*, Benin, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burkina Faso*, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chile*, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Dominica, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast*, Kenya, Lesotho*, Liberia, Malawi, Mali*, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Senegal, St. Lucia*, Tajikistan*, Togo* |
|
Pilem |
Uniao Quimica | Progestin-only |
Bolivia, Brazil |
|
Pill 72 |
Cipla | Progestin-only |
India**, Madagascar |
|
Plan B |
Paladin/Duramed | Progestin-only |
Canada*, United States§ |
|
Plan B |
Panzyma Laboratories | Progestin-only | Honduras |
|
Poslov |
Cifarma | Progestin-only |
Brazil |
| PostDay | IFA Mexico | Progestin-only | Chile, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Mexico |
|
Postinor |
Gedeon Richter |
Progestin-only |
Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Denmark*, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal*, Spain, Sweden**, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan |
|
Postinor-2 |
Gedeon Richter |
Progestin-only |
Albania, Argentina, Australia*, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, China*, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Estonia*, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel*, Jamaica*, Kenya, Latvia*, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, New Zealand*, Paraguay, Romania, Serbia/Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia*, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
| Postinor-2 Unidosis† | Gedeon Richter | Progestin-only | Mexico |
| Postinor 1† | Gedeon Richter | Progestin-only | Argentina, Aruba*, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Netherlands Antilles, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
| Postinor Duo | Gedeon Richter | Progestin-only | Bulgaria, Poland |
| Postinor New† | Gedeon Richter/Trima Ltd. | Progestin-only | Israel |
| Postinor Uno† | Gedeon Richter/ACHE Lab. | Progestin-only | Brazil |
| Pozato | Libbs Farmaceutica | Progestin-only | Brazil |
| Pozato Uni† | Libbs Farmaceutica | Progestin-only | Brazil |
| PPMS | Panzyma Laboratories | Progestin-only | Brazil, Nicaragua |
| Pregnon | FamyCare Ltd., Mumbai | Progestin-only | India**, Nigeria, Peru, Zambia |
| Preven | Biomex | Combined | Turkey |
| Preventol | Hindustan Latex Ltd. | Progestin-only | India** |
| Prevyol | Sigma Pharma | Progestin-only | Brazil |
| Pronta | HRA Pharma | Progestin-only | Paraguay |
| Rigesoft | Gedeon Richter | Progestin-only | Hungary |
| Secufem | Urufarma | Progestin-only | Uruguay |
| Seguidet | Alfa | Progestin-only | Dominican Republic |
| Segurité | Raffo | Progestin-only | Argentina |
| Silogin 0.75mg | Laboratorios DIBA | Progestin-only | Mexico |
| Silogin 1.5mg† | Laboratorios DIBA | Progestin-only | Mexico |
| Smart Lady (Pregnon)† | Famy Care | Progestin-only | Kenya |
| Tace | Gynopharm | Progestin-only | Bolivia, Colombia, Peru |
| Tetragynon | Bayer Schering Pharma | Combined | Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland |
| Unofem† | HRA Pharma | Progestin-only | Germany |
| Vermagest | HRA Pharma | Progestin-only | El Salvador |
| Vika | HRA Pharma | Progestin-only | Mexico |
| Vikela† | HRA Pharma | Progestin-only | Austria |
| Yu Ting | Beijing Zizhu-Pharmaceutical | Progestin-only | China |
|
1Unless otherwise indicated, Optinor is available only at family planning clinics. |
|
** available over-the-counter |
| † These are one-pill, single dose formulations (one pill = 1.5mg levonorgestrel) |
|
§ In the US, Plan B is available without prescription to women and men 18 and older, but younger women still need a prescription. In some states, women 17 and younger can get emergency contraceptive pills directly from pharmacists without a doctor's prescription (these states are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Washington State, and Vermont). |
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List maintained by James Trussell and Kelly Cleland (ec3@opr.princeton.edu). Last updated April 24, 2008. |
To see a list of the brands of emergency
contraceptive pills and regular oral contraceptives that work
as morning after pills
in the United States, click
here. Or use our worldwide database
to find out which brands of emergency contraception and daily birth
control pills can be used to prevent pregnancy after sex.