Description
Backup Plan Onestep – Levonorgestrel 1.5 mg Emergency Contraceptive Tablet
Backup Plan Onestep™ is a single-dose emergency contraceptive pill containing 1.5 mg levonorgestrel. It helps prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure (e.g., condom breakage, missed pill).
For best results, the tablet should be taken as soon as possible—preferably within 12 hours and no later than 72 hours (3 days) after unprotected intercourse. Backup Plan Onestep™ does not terminate an existing pregnancy and should not be used as a regular form of birth control.
Key Features & Benefits:
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Emergency contraceptive to reduce the chance of pregnancy
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Single-dose, easy-to-use tablet (1.5 mg levonorgestrel)
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Most effective when taken within 12 hours of unprotected sex
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Can be taken up to 72 hours after contraceptive failure
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Manufactured by Apotex, a trusted Canadian pharmaceutical company
Directions for use:
- Take one tablet immediately preferably within 72 hours (3 days) and preferably within 12 hours, after a contraceptive accident or unprotected sex (sex without birth control).
- Do not delay starting treatment. Levonorgestrel tablet is more effective the sooner you take the tablet after unprotected intercourse. A Levonorgestrel tablet can be taken with a glass of water.
- If you vomit within 2 hours of taking a levonorgestrel tablet, call your doctor or pharmacist as you might need another dose.
- Important: Follow the instructions on the label. Do not use more of this product, or more often, than prescribed.
It contains 1 tablet per box.
Each BACKUP PLAN ONESTEP tablet contains:
- Levonorgestrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 mg
Non-Medicinal Ingredients: Microcrystalline cellulose PH102, lactose monohydrate, croscarmellose sodium, poloxamer 188, magnesium stearate (vegetable)
Warnings:
This product does not protect against HIV/AIDS or other STDs
Do Not Use:
- If you are/may already pregnant
- are allergic to levonorgestrel or any ingredients of this medication
- If you have abnormal vaginal bleeding
- For regular birth control
- For regular birth control
*** For more information, please read the product insert.