Drug details

Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel tablet)

type of Contraceptives, Oral, Progestins

Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel tablet) is a progestin-only emergency contraceptive used for prevention of pregnancy following unprotected intercourse or a known or suspected contraceptive failure. People sometimes call Plan B One-Step the "morning after pill." Plan B One-Step does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases.

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • nausea,
  • vomiting,
  • diarrhea,
  • dizziness,
  • headache.
  • tired feeling,
  • changes in your menstrual periods, or
  • stomach or abdominal pain,
  • breast pain or tenderness,
The following drugs are related to Plan B One-Step, 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)
  • 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)
  • Estrostep 21 (norethindrone acetate-ethinyl estradiol-ferrous fumarate)
  • Estrostep Fe (norethindrone acetate-ethinyl estradiol-ferrous fumarate)
  • NuvaRing (etonogestrel, ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring)
  • 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)
  • Plan B (levonorgestrel emergency contraception, morning after pill)
  • Norplant (levonorgestrel implants (unavailable in us))
  • Next Choice (levonorgestrel tablets)
  • Mirena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system)
  • Liletta (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system)
  • Low-Ogestrel (norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
  • Mifeprex (mifepristone (ru486))
  • Minastrin 24 Fe (norethindrone acetate-ethinyl estradiol-ferrous fumarate)
  • Ortho Evra (norelgestromin, ethinyl estradiol transdermal)
  • Ortho Micronor (norethindrone)
  • Ortho-Novum (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol)
  • Ortho Tri-Cyclen / Ortho-Cyclen (norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol)
  • Sprintec (norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
  • Tri-Linyah (norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
  • Previfem (norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
  • Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo (norgestimate, ethinyl estradiol)