Comparing Levonorgestrel vs Norethindrone
Levonorgestrel | Norethindrone |
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Levonorgestrel | Norethindrone |
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Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding, Emergency Contraception, Birth Control. levonorgestrel may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Endometriosis, Amenorrhea, Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy , Birth Control. norethindrone may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Birth Control
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More about Levonorgestrel | More about Norethindrone | ||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
Levonorgestrel has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 10491 ratings on Drugs.com. 60% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 22% reported a negative effect. |
Norethindrone has an average rating of 4.9 out of 10 from a total of 1565 ratings on Drugs.com. 33% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 45% reported a negative effect. |
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Side Effects | |||||||||||||||||
See also: levonorgestrel side effects in more detail. |
See also: norethindrone side effects in more detail. |
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Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all levonorgestrel prices |
View all norethindrone prices |
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Dosage Forms Available | |||||||||||||||||
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Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
Aftera, AfterPill, AfterPlan, Athentia Next, Curae, EContra One-Step, Fallback Solo, Her Style, Julie, Kyleena, Liletta, Mirena, Morning After, My Choice, My Way, New Day, Next Choice One Dose, Opcicon One-Step, Option 2, Optionelle, Plan B One-Step, PostDay One-Step, SheWise, Skyla, Take Action View more | Affodel, Camila, Deblitane, Emzahh, Errin, Heather, Incassia, Jencycla, Lyleq, Lyza, Nor-QD, Norlyda, Norlyroc, Sharobel, Tulana View more | ||||||||||||||||
Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
45 hours |
10 hours |
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CSA Schedule ** View glossary of terms | |||||||||||||||||
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 254 drugs are known to interact with levonorgestrel:
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A total of 260 drugs are known to interact with norethindrone:
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First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
July 28, 1999 |
April 21, 1982 |
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WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
N/A |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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