Levonorgestrel Dosage
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Usual Adult Dose for:
Additional dosage information:
Usual Adult Dose for Contraception
Contraception:
One 52 mg intrauterine system inserted within seven days of the onset of menstruation or immediately after first-trimester abortion. One system is effective for 5 years.
The 52 mg intrauterine system is also indicated for the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding in women who choose to use intrauterine contraception as their method of contraception.
Emergency contraception after unprotected intercourse or after contraceptive failure:
one 0.75 mg tablet orally within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse followed by 0.75 mg orally 12 hours after the first dose.
or
one 1.5 mg tablet orally as soon as possible within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse.
Efficacy is better if the tablet(s) is taken as soon as possible after unprotected intercourse.
Renal Dose Adjustments
Data not available
Liver Dose Adjustments
Data not available
Precautions
This product is not intended for use in premenarcheal populations.
Dialysis
Data not available
Other Comments
Patients should be counseled that this product does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases.
See also...
- Levonorgestrel Side Effects
- Levonorgestrel Drug Interactions
- Mirena (levonorgestrel) intrauterine device dosage information
- Mirena (levonorgestrel) consumer information
- Next Choice (levonorgestrel) dosage information
- Plan B (levonorgestrel) tablet dosage information
- Plan B (levonorgestrel) consumer information
- Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel) consumer information
