Hormone
and Pill
Type |
Formulation |
Common
Brand
Names |
Number
of Pills
to
Swallow
at First |
Number
of Pills
to
Swallow
12 Hours
Later |
| Progestin-only |
1.5 mg
levonorgestrel |
Escapel, Escapelle,
Emkit Plus, Postinor 1,
Postinor2 Unidosis,
Pozato Uni |
1 |
0 |
| |
0.75 mg
levonorgestrel |
An Ting, Diad, E Pills,
EC, ECee2, ECP, Emkit,
Estinor, Evitarem,
Glanique, Hui Ting,
Imediat-N, Lenor 72,
Madonna, Minipil 2,
NorLevo, Pilem, Pill 72,
Plan B, Poslov, Post-Day,
Postinor, Postinor-2,
Postinor Duo, Pozato,
PPMS, Pregnon, Pronta,
Tace, Vermagest, Vika,
Yu-Ting |
2 |
0 |
Progestinonly
pills |
0.03 mg
levonorgestrel |
Microlut, Microlut 35,
Microval, Mikro-30,
Norgeston, Nortrel |
50
Many pills, but safe. See Question 5, p. 54. |
0 |
| |
0.0375 mg
levonorgestrel |
Neogest, Norgeal |
40
Many pills, but safe. See Question 5, p. 54. |
0 |
| |
0.075 mg
norgestrel |
Minicon, Ovrette |
40
Many pills, but safe. See Question 5, p. 54. |
0 |
| Estrogen and Progestin |
Estrogen
and
progestin
dedicated
ECPs |
0.05 mg
ethinyl
estradiol
0.25 mg
levonorgestrel |
Fertilan, Preven,
Tetragynon |
2 |
2 |
Hormone
and Pill
Type |
Formulation |
Common
Brand
Names |
Number
of Pills
to
Swallow
at First |
Number
of Pills
to
Swallow
12 Hours
Later |
Combined
(estrogenprogestin)
oral
contraceptives |
0.02 mg
ethinyl
estradiol
0.1 mg
levonorgestrel |
Anulette 20, April,
Femexin, Loette,
Loette-28, Loette
Suave, Microgynon
Suave, Miranova,
Norvetal 20 |
5 |
5 |
| |
0.03 mg
ethinyl
estradiol
0.15 mg
levonorgestrel |
Anna, Anovulatorios
Microdosis, Anulette,
Anulette CD, Anulit,
Ciclo 21, Ciclon,
Combination 3,
Confiance,
Contraceptive L.D.,
Eugynon 30ED,
Famila-28, Gestrelan,
Innova CD, Lady,
Levonorgestrel Pill,
Lo-Gentrol, Lorsax,
Mala-D, Microfemin,
Microfemin CD,
Microgest, Microgest ED,
Microgynon,
Microgynon-28,
Microgynon-30,
Microgynon 30 ED,
Microgynon CD,
Microgynon ED,
Microgynon ED 28,
Microsoft CD,
Microvlar, Minidril,
Minigynon, Minigynon 30,
Minivlar, Mithuri,
Nociclin, Nordet,
Nordette, Nordette
150/30, Nordette-21,
Nordette-28, Norgylene,
Norvetal, Novelle Duo,
Ologyn-micro, Primafem,
R-den, Riget, Rigevidon 21,
Rigevidon, Seif, Sexcon,
Stediril 30, Suginor |
4 |
4 |
Hormone
and Pill
Type |
Formulation |
Common
Brand
Names |
Number
of Pills
to
Swallow
at First |
Number
of Pills
to
Swallow
12 Hours
Later |
Combined
(estrogenprogestin)
oral
contraceptives
(continued) |
0.05 mg
ethinyl
estradiol
0.25 mg
levonorgestrel |
Anfertil, Contraceptive
H.D., Control,
D-Norginor, Denoval,
Denoval-Wyeth,
Duoluton, Duoluton L,
Evanor, FMP, Gravistat
250, Neogynon,
Neogynon CD, Neovlar,
Neogynon 50, Noral,
Nordiol, Nordiol 21,
Normanor, Ologyn,
Ovidon, Primlovar,
Stediril-D |
2 |
2 |
| |
0.05 mg
ethinyl
estradiol
0.125 mg
levonorgestrel |
Gravistat, Gravistat
125 |
2 |
2 |
| |
0.03 mg
ethinyl
estradiol
0.125 mg
levonorgestrel |
Minisiston, Trust Pills |
4 |
4 |
| |
0.03 mg
ethinyl
estradiol
0.3 mg
norgestrel |
Lo-Femenal, Lo/Ovral |
4 |
4 |
| |
0.05 mg
ethinyl
estradiol
0.5 mg
norgestrel |
Eugynon, Eugynon CD,
Femenal, Jeny FMP,
Ovral, Stediril |
2 |
2 |
| Sources: The Emergency Contraception Website, the International Planned Parenthood Federation Directory of Hormonal Contraceptives, and the International Consortium for Emergency Contraception |