Drospirenone (Slynd®)
Dosage forms
Tablet
- Drospirenone 4 mg
- Comes in package that contains 24 active tablets (white) and 4 inert tablets (green)
Dosing
Contraception
- Dosing: 1 tablet once daily
- Tablets should be taken at the same time every day
- Last 4 tablets are inert and menses may occur
- May take without regard to food
Missed doses
- If one active tablet is missed, take the missed tablet as soon as possible. Continue taking one tablet a day until the pack is finished.
- If 2 or more active tablets are missed, take the last missed tablet as soon as possible. Continue one tablet a day until the pack is finished (one or more missed tablet(s) will remain in the blister pack). Use backup contraception for 7 days after missing tablets.
Generic / Price
- NO/$$$$Levonorgestrel (Plan B®)
Dosage forms
Tablet
- 0.75 mg
Dosing
Emergency contraception
- 0.75 mg initially followed by 0.75 mg 12 hours later
- May take without regard to food
Generic / Price
- YES/$Other
- Approved for emergency contraception only
- In the U.S., can be bought over-the-counter by a female or male who is 17 years of age or older
- See emergency contraception for more
Levonorgestrel | Athentia Next® | Fallback Solo® | Her Style® | Opcicon One-Step® | Plan B One-Step®
Dosage forms
Tablet
- 1.5 mg
Dosing
Emergency contraception
- 1.5 mg one time dose
- May take without regard to food
Generic / Price
- YES/$Other
- Approved for emergency contraception only
- In the U.S., can be bought over-the-counter by a female or male who is 17 years of age or older
- See emergency contraception for more
- Other names: My Way™, Take Action®, React™, Econtra® EZ
Norethindrone | Camila® | Deblitane® | Heather® | Nora-BE® | Nor-QD®
Dosage forms
Tablet
- 0.35 mg
Dosing
Contraception
- 0.35 mg once daily
- See dosing for information on beginning therapy and missed doses
- May take without regard to food
Generic / Price
- YES/$Other
- These brands of norethindrone are not rated bioequivalent with Micronor®, etc.
- Pill should be taken at the same time every day
- Every pill is active. There are no placebo pills.
- Approximately forty percent of women on progestin-only pills report having monthly menses
- See progestin-only pills for more
Norethindrone | Errin® | Jencycla® | Jolivette® | Lyza® | Micronor® | Sharobel®
Dosage forms
Tablet
- 0.35 mg
Dosing
Contraception
- 0.35 mg once daily
- See dosing for information on beginning therapy and missed doses
- May take without regard to food
Generic / Price
- YES/$Other
- These brands of norethindrone are not rated bioequivalent with Nor-QD®, etc.
- Pill should be taken at the same time every day
- Every pill is active. There are no placebo pills.
- Approximately forty percent of women on progestin-only pills report having monthly menses
- See progestin-only pills for more
Ulipristal (Ella®)
Dosage forms
Tablet
- 30 mg
Dosing
Emergency contraception
- Dosage form: 30 mg tablet
- Dosing: Take one tablet orally as soon as possible within 120 hours (5 days) after unprotected intercourse or a known or suspected contraceptive failure
- May take without regard to food
- If vomiting occurs within 3 hours of intake, consideration should be given to repeating the dose
- May be taken at any time during the menstrual cycle
Generic / Price
- NO/$Other
Other
- Approved for emergency contraception only
- Ulipristal is a progesterone agonist/antagonist
- In the U.S., cannot be bought over-the-counter
- See emergency contraception for more
- PRICE ($) INFO
Pricing legend
- $ = 0 - $50
- $$ = $51 - $100
- $$$ = $101 - $150
- $$$$ = > $150
- Pricing based on one month of therapy at standard dosing in an adult
- Pricing based on information from GoodRX.com®
- Pricing may vary by region and availability
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Manufacturer's package insert