Table 1.

Oral Contraceptives that Can be Used for Emergency Contraception in the United States

Brand	Company	First dosea	Second dosea (12 hours later)	Ulipristal Acetate per dose (mg)	Ethinyl Estradiol per dose (µg)	Levonorgestrel per dose (mg)b
Ulipristal acetate pills
ella	Watson	1 white pill	Nonea	30	-	-
Progestin-only pills
Levonorgestrel Tablets	Perrigo	2 white pills	Nonea	-	-	1.5
Next Choice	Watson	2 peach pills	Nonea	-	-	1.5
Next Choice One Dose	Watson	1 peach pill	None	-	-	1.5
Plan B One-Step	Teva	1 white pill	None	-	-	1.5
Combined progestin and estrogen pills
Altavera	Sandoz	4 peach pills	4 peach pills	-	120	0.60
Amethia	Watson	4 white pills	4 white pills	-	120	0.60
Amethia Lo	Watson	5 white pills	5 white pills	-	100	0.50
Amethyst	Watson	6 white pills	6 white pills	-	120	0.54
Aviane	Teva	5 orange pills	5 orange pills	-	100	0.50
Camrese	Teva	4 light blue-green pills	4 light blue-green pills	-	120	0.60
CamreseLo	Teva	5 orange pills	5 orange pills	-	100	0.50
Cryselle	Teva	4 white pills	4 white pills	-	120	0.60
Enpresse	Teva	4 orange pills	4 orange pills	-	120	0.50
Introvale	Sandoz	4 peach pills	4 peach pills	-	120	0.60
Jolessa	Teva	4 pink pills	4 pink pills	-	120	0.60
Lessina	Teva	5 pink pills	5 pink pills	-	100	0.50
Levora	Watson	4 white pills	4 white pills	-	120	0.60
Lo/Ovral	Akrimax	4 white pills	4 white pills	-	120	0.60
LoSeasonique	Teva	5 orange pills	5 orange pills	-	100	0.50
Low-Ogestrel	Watson	4 white pills	4 white pills	-	120	0.60
Lutera	Watson	5 white pills	5 white pills	-	100	0.50
Lybrel	Wyeth	6 yellow pills	6 yellow pills	-	120	0.54
Nordette	Teva	4 light-orange pills	4 light-orange pills	-	120	0.60
Ogestrel	Watson	2 white pills	2 white pills	-	100	0.50
Portia	Teva	4 pink pills	4 pink pills	-	120	0.60
Quasense	Watson	4 white pills	4 white pills	-	120	0.60
Seasonale	Teva	4 pink pills	4 pink pills	-	120	0.60
Seasonique	Teva	4 light-blue-green pills	4 light-blue-green pills	-	120	0.60
Sronyx	Watson	5 white pills	5 while pills	-	100	0.50
Trivora	Watson	4 pink pills	4 pink pills	-	120	0.50

Source: The emergency contraception website. Available from: http://ec.princeton.edu/questions/dosc.html#dose Accessed January 28, 2013

ella, Plan B One-Step, Next Choice One Dose, Next Choice and Levonorgestrel Tablets are the only dedicated product specifically marketed for emergency contraception. The regular oral contraceptives listed above have been declared safe and effective for use as emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Outside the United States, about 100 emergency contraceptive products are specifically packaged, labeled, and marketed. Levonorgestrel-only ECPs are available either over-the-counter or from a pharmacist without having to see a clinician in 60 countries. In the U.S., Plan B One-Step, Next Choice One Dose, Next Choice and Levonorgestrel Pills are available over-the counter to women and men aged 17 and older. You can buy these pills by prescription if you are younger. ella is available by prescription only.

^aThe labels for Next Choice and Levonorgestrel Tablets say to take one pill within 72 hours after unprotected intercourse, and another pill 12 hours later. However, recent research has found that both pills can be taken at the same time. All of the brands listed here may be effective when used within 120 hours after unprotected sex, but should be taken as soon as possible.

^bThe progestin in Cryselle, Lo/Ovral, Low-Ogestrel and Ogestrel is norgestrel, which contains two isomers, only one of which (levonorgestrel) is bioactive; the amount of norgestrel in each tablet is twice the amount of levonorgestrel.