FDA approves new one step emergency contraception
Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEVA) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its New Drug Application (NDA) for Plan B® One-Step emergency contraception (levonorgestrel tablet, 1.5 mg). Now, with new Plan B® One-Step, women can help prevent an unintended pregnancy after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure with just one pill in one dose. The FDA is expanding over-the-counter (OTC) access to Plan B® One-Step for consumers age 17 or older; women younger than age 17 will require a prescription. The product will be available at licensed U.S. retail pharmacies within the next month.
Thanks to the National Institute for Reproductive Health for the heads up.
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Plan B is actually just as effective when both doses are taken at the same time as when they are taken 12 hours apart. At least, that's what a gynocologist friend of mine told me. The one time I took EC, I took both pills at the same time and got a wicked tummy ache later that day. Maybe this one dose Plan B eliminates that side effect.
It is true that you can take both EC pills at the same time, and the most common side effect is an upset stomach. You also don't need to wait twelve whole hours between dosages either. I honestly don't know why they did the twelve hour difference thing.
Neato! Funtastic.
Great, except for the part where this conveniently coincides with the approval of a generic for the original Plan B.
The generic version of Plan B just came out and all of a sudden there's a new, improved version that you can buy at the brand-name price. Fancy that.
Yeha I work at a pharmacy and you can take both at the same time. As said before there is the possibility of upset stomach. If you throw up within a hour of taking the pills it is recomended that you go and get another dose.
Source: Princeton University's EC Website (http://ec.princeton.edu/questions/ecsideeffects.html)