Drug details

Plan B (levonorgestrel emergency contraception, morning after pill)

type of Contraceptives, Oral

Plan B (levonorgestrel, also known as the "Morning After Pill") is a female hormone that prevents ovulation used an emergency contraceptive to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or failure of other forms of birth control (such as condom breakage, or missing 2 or more birth control pills). Plan B is available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• dizziness,
• vomiting,
• tiredness,
• diarrhea, or
• headache.
• abdominal or stomach pain,
• changes in menstrual periods,
• breast pain or tenderness,

The following drugs are related to Plan B, either as a replacement or used together:

• Apri (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
• Aviane (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
• Beyaz (drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol/ levomefolate calcium tablets and levomefolate calcuim tablets)
• Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone)
• Desogen (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
• Viorele (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
• Mircette (desogestrel, ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol)
• Yasmin (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol)
• Yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol)
• Ella (ulipristal acetate tablet)
• Natazia (estradiol valerate and estradiol valerate dienogest tablets)
• Estrostep Fe (norethindrone acetate-ethinyl estradiol-ferrous fumarate)
• Nexplanon (etonogestrel implant)
• NuvaRing (etonogestrel, ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring)
• Generess Fe (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol chewable tablets and ferrous fumarate)
• Her Style (levonorgestrel tablet)
• Incassia (norethindrone tablets usp, 0.35 mg)
• Junel Fe (norethindrone acetate-ethinyl estradiol-ferrous fumarate)
• Nordette-28 (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
• Norplant (levonorgestrel implants (unavailable in us))
• Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel tablet)
• Next Choice (levonorgestrel tablets)
• Seasonale (levonorgestrel, ethinyl estradiol)
• Seasonique (levonorgestrel, ethinyl estradiol)
• Mirena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system)
• Liletta (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system)
• Low-Ogestrel (norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
• Minastrin 24 Fe (norethindrone acetate-ethinyl estradiol-ferrous fumarate)
• Ortho Evra (norelgestromin, ethinyl estradiol transdermal)
• Ortho Micronor (norethindrone)
• Ortho-Novum (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol)
• Tri-Linyah (norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
• Previfem (norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
• Tri-Sprintec (norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol tablets-triphasic regimen)
• Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo (norgestimate, ethinyl estradiol)

The following supplements are related to Plan B, and may be used together with the drug:

• Gossypol (s.)