• Emergency contraception:
    • PO 1.5mg OD within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse
  • Monthly contraception:
    • PO 0.03mg OD
  • Tablet:
    • 1.5mg/ tab
    • 0.75mg/tab
    • 0.03mg/ tab
  • For daily contraception:
    • Take at same time everyday
    • Use additional contraception for 48 hours if dose is >3 hours late
    • Administration is continuous with no interruption between pill packs
    • Initiate first pill pack on 1st day of menses or day after miscarriage or abortion
  • For emergency contraception:
    • If vomiting occurs within 3 hours of taking dose; dose should be repeated

Synthetic progestin

It inhibits ovulation through a negative feedback mechanism on hypothalamus, leading to reduced secretion of FSH and LH.

  • Menstrual irregularities
  • Nausea & vomiting
  • Abdominal pain
  • Fatigue
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Breast tenderness
  • Weight changes
  • Diarrhea
  • Vulvovaginitis
  • Amenorrhoea
  • Pelvic pain
  • Hypersensitivity to class/components
  • Pregnancy (known/suspected)
  • Undiagnosed vaginal bleeding

None remarkable

                          Drug Status

Availability Prescription or OTC by Pharmacist
Pregnancy Category X
Breastfeeding Safe to use; hold b/feeding 3-4 hours after dose
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
1-Tab 0.75mg Tablet 1’s Pro Med Phama Pro Med Pharma
Avibela 52mg Intrauterine device 2’s Odyssea Pharma Pharm Access
Back-Up 1.5mg Tablet 1’s Acme Formulation Marie Stopes
Choice-72 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Finecure Pharma Crown Healthcare
Ecee 2 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Cadila Healthcare Cadila Healthcare
Emcon 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Renata Limited Harley’s Ltd
Emcon 1.5mg Tablet 1’s Renata Limited Harley’s Ltd
Emerginor 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Beijing Holley-Cotec Holley Cotec
Famy-Pop 0.03mg Tablet 1’s Mylan Labs Surgilinks Ltd
Gestinor 1.5mg Tablet 1’s Nextgen Pharma Nextgen Pharma
Hernee 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Pro Med Pharma Pro Med Pharma
Hyan FC 0.03mg Tablet 28’s Mylan Labs Surgilinks Ltd
I- Free Dual 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Synokem Pharma Synermed Pharma
Jadelle 75mg Implant 1’s Bayer Schering Bayer Schering
L-72 0.75mg Tablet 1’s Medisel Kenya Medisel Kenya
L-Gest 1.5mg Tablet 1’s Strides Pharma Universal Corporation
Lenogest 0.75mg Capsule 2’s Olive Healthcare Highchem Marketing
Lenogest 1.5mg Capsule 1’s Olive Healthcare Highchem Marketing
Lenor 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Questa Care C/O Surgilinks Ltd Surgilinks Ltd
Levo-72 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Ray Pharma Ray Pharma
Levogest 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Steril- Gene Life Sciences Sai Pharma
Lydia Postpil 0.75mg Tablet 2’s DKT International DKT International
Lydia Postpil 1.5mg Tablet 1’s DKT International DKT International
Microlut 30mcg Tablet 35’s Bayer Schering Bayer Schering
Mirena 20mcg/24 hours IUD 1’s Bayer Schering Bayer Schering
Norpill 1.5mg Tablet 1’s Square Pharma Ace Pharma
Nowill Tablets 1.5mg Tablet 1’s Magel Pharma Magel Pharma
Option-2 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Dawa Ltd Dawa Ltd
P1 1.5mg Tablet 1’s Mylan Labs Surgilinks Ltd
P2 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Mylan Labs Surgilinks Ltd
Pill 72 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Cipla Ltd Phillips Therapeutics
PLS safe 0.75mg Tablet 2's Galaxy Pharma Galaxy Pharma
Postinor-2 0.75mcg Tablet 2’s Gedeon Richter Globe Pharmacy
Postpone-2 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Essaar(K) Ltd Essaar(K) Ltd
Revoke 1.5mg Tablet 1’s Mylan Labs Surgilinks Ltd
Revoke 72 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Mylan Labs Surgilinks Ltd
Rydgona-72 1.5mg Tablet 1’s Mankind Pharma Pharma Specialities
Truston 2 0.75mg Tablet 2’s Agile Biotech Simba Pharma
Zarin Implants 75mg Implant 2’s Shanghai Dahua Imperial Managed