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• Don't take more than one kind of EC. The active ingredients in ella Plan B One-Step (and its generic forms) may counteract each other and make your EC ineffective.


• Don’t take extra pills. They probably won’t reduce your risk of pregnancy any more than the recommended dose for emergency contraception. But they will make it more likely you’ll feel sick to your stomach (one of the more common side effects).

• If you feel sick to your stomach, it should be only mild nausea that goes away in a day or so.

• If you throw up within an hour after taking the pills, call your health care provider. You may need to repeat a dose, and it might make sense to take some anti-nausea medication (Find out more about side effects here).

• If you have any other symptoms you are worried about, contact your health care provider. Ask for an appointment right away if you have:
  • Severe pain in your leg (calf or thigh)
  • Several abdominal pain
  • Chest pain or cough or shortness of breath
  • Severe headaches, dizziness, weakness, or numbness
  • Blurred or loss of vision or trouble speaking
  • Jaundice (if you see a yellowish tint in the whites of your eyes, your skin, or your mucus membranes)

• Your next period should start within the next month, although it might come a few days early or late (find out more here). If you don’t get your period by the time you expect it, you might consider getting a pregnancy test.

• Start using a regular birth control method you think you’ll be able to use every time you have sex because that will be more effective than relying only on emergency contraception. And, if there’s any chance you could be at risk of sexually transmitted infections, use a condom.

The table below lists all of the brands of oral contraception available in the U.S. which you can use to prevent pregnancy in the few days after sex. For information about how to use a specific pill as an emergency contraceptive, click on the brand name in the table.

Looking for options for emergency contraceptive pills in another country? Click here.

 

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Table 1. Oral contraceptives that can be used for emergency contraception in the United States^a

Brand	Company	First Dose	Second Dose (12 hours later)	Ulipristal Acetate per Dose (mg)	Ethinyl Estradiol per Dose (µg)	Levonorgestrel per Dose (mg)
Ulipristal acetate (Dedicated EC pills)
ella	Afaxys	1 white pill	None	30	-	-
Progestin-only (Dedicated EC pills)
AfteraAfterab	Teva	1 white pill	None	-	-	1.5
AfterPillc	Syzygy	1 white pill	None	-	-	1.5
AFterAthentia Next	Aurobindo	1 white pill	None	-	-	1.5
AFterEContra Ezd	Afaxys	1 white pill	None	-	-	1.5
AFterFallback Solo	Lupin	1 white pill	None	-	-	1.5
My Way	Gavis	1 white pill	None	-	-	1.5
Next Choice One Dose	Actavis	1 peach pill	None	-	-	1.5
AFterOpcicon One-Step	Sun Pharma	1 white pill	None	-	-	1.5
AFterOption 2	Perrigo	1 white pill	None	-	-	1.5
Plan B One-Step	Teva	1 white pill	None	-	-	1.5
Take Action	Teva	1 white pill	None	-	-	1.5
Combined progestin and estrogen pills (Regular oral contraceptive pills)
Afirmelle	Aurobindo	5 white pills	5 white pills	-	100	0.50
Altavera	Sandoz	4 peach pills	4 peach pills	-	120	0.60
Amethia	Actavis	4 white pills	4 white pills	-	120	0.60
Amethia Lo	Actavis	5 white pills	5 white pills	-	100	0.50
Amethyst	Actavis	6 white pills	6 white pills	-	120	0.54
Aubra	Afaxys	5 white pills	5 white pills	-	100	0.50
Ayuna	Aurobindo	4 orange pills	4 orange pills	-	100	0.50
Aviane	Teva	5 orange pills	5 orange pills	-	100	0.50
Camrese	Teva	4 light blue-green pills	4 light blue-green pills	-	120	0.60
CamreseLo	Teva	5 orange pills	5 orange pills	-	100	0.50
Chateal	Afaxys	4 white pills	4 white pills	-	120	0.60
Crysellee	Teva	4 white pills	4 white pills	-	120	0.60
Elineste	Novast	4 orange pills	4 orange pills	-	120	0.60
Enpresse	Teva	4 orange pills	4 orange pills	-	120	0.50
Falmina	Novast	5 orange pills	5 orange pills	-	100	0.50
Introvale	Sandoz	4 peach pills	4 peach pills	-	120	0.60
Jolessa	Teva	4 pink pills	4 pink pills	-	120	0.60
Kurvelo	Lupin	4 peach pills	4 peach pills	-	120	0.60
Lessina	Teva	5 pink pills	5 pink pills	-	100	0.50
Levonest	Novast	4 light brown pills	4 light brown pills	-	120	0.50
Levora	Actavis	4 white pills	4 white pills	-	120	0.60
LoSeasonique	Teva	5 orange pills	5 orange pills	-	100	0.50
Low-Ogestrele	Actavis	4 white pills	4 white pills	-	120	0.60
Lutera	Actavis	5 white pills	5 white pills	-	100	0.50
Marlissa	Glenmark	4 peach pills	4 peach pills	-	120	0.60
Myzilra	Novast	4 yellow pills	4 yellow pills	-	120	0.50
Nordette	Teva	4 light-orange pills	4 light-orange pills	-	120	0.60
Orsythia	Vintage	5 pink pills	5 pink pills	-	100	0.50
Portia	Teva	4 pink pills	4 pink pills	-	120	0.60
Quasense	Actavis	4 white pills	4 white pills	-	120	0.60
Seasonale	Teva	4 pink pills	4 pink pills	-	120	0.60
Seasonique	Teva	4 light-blue-green pills	4 light-blue-green pills	-	120	0.60
Setlakin	Novast	4 pink pills	4 pink pills	-	120	0.60
Sronyx	Actavis	5 white pills	5 while pills	-	100	0.50
Triphasil	Wyeth	4 yellow pills	4 yellow pills	-	120	0.50
Trivora	Actavis	4 pink pills	4 pink pills	-	120	0.50
Vienva	Sandoz	5 white pills	5 white pills	-	100	0.50

 

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