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A GLOBAL HANDBOOK FOR PROVIDERS

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Pill Formulations and Dosing

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
Progestin-only dedicated ECPs 1.5 mg levo-norgestrel Escapel, Escapelle, Emkit Plus, Postinor 1, Postinor2 Unidosis, Pozato Uni 1 0
  0.75 mg levo-norgestrel 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
Progestin-only pills 0.03 mg levo-norgestrel Microlut, Microlut 35, Microval, Mikro-30, Norgeston, Nortrel 50** 0
  0.0375 mg levo-norgestrel Neogest, Norgeal 40** 0
  0.075 mg norgestrel Minicon, Ovrette 40** 0
Estrogen and Progestin
Estrogen and progestin dedicated ECPs 0.05 mg ethinyl estradiol

0.25 mg levonorgestrel		 Fertilan, Preven, Tetragynon 2 2
Combined (estrogen-progestin) 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
  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 levo-norgestrel		 Gravistat, Gravistat 125 2 2
  0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol

0.125 mg levo-norgestrel		 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		 Perle LD 4 4

** Many pills, but safe. See Question 5.

Sources: The Emergency Contraception Website, the International Planned Parenthood Federation Directory of Hormonal Contraceptives, and the International Consortium for Emergency Contraception

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