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    Pharmacy access to ulipristal acetate in Hawaii: is a prescription enough?
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    Ulipristal acetate
    Emergency Contraception
    Levonorgestrel
    Pill
    Ulipristal is a prescription-only emergency contraceptive. It is at least as effective as levonorgestrel when administered within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse, and is more effective than levonorgestrel in the 72- to 120-hour window.
    Ulipristal acetate
    Levonorgestrel
    Emergency Contraception
    Intrauterine device
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    Introduction The goal of this study was to investigate the contribution of emergency contraception (EC) with hormonal preparations: Ulipristal acetate and progestin-only pill (levonorgestrel 1.5 mg) concerning behaviour of vaginal bleeding in the subsequent cycles after the pills administration.
    Ulipristal acetate
    Levonorgestrel
    Emergency Contraception
    Progestin
    Pill
    Menstruation
    Intrauterine device
    Hormonal contraception
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    In the U.S., medical emergency contraception usually consists of levonorgestrel within 72 hours after unprotected intercourse. The selective progestin-receptor modulator ulipristal recently was licensed in Europe for emergency contraception within 120 hours after unprotected intercourse. To compare the efficacy of these two agents, international investigators (funded by the manufacturer …
    Ulipristal acetate
    Emergency Contraception
    Levonorgestrel
    Progestin
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    In 2014, Health Canada issued a warning that levonorgestrel might not be as effective for individuals weighing more than 165 pounds. The role of the factors modifying the effectiveness of emergency contraception are important. This review aims to compare the effectiveness of levonorgestrel and ulipristal for emergency contraception based on the latest evidence.
    Levonorgestrel
    Ulipristal acetate
    Emergency Contraception
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    This is an increased window of treatment opportunity compared to levonorgestrel, the only other dedicated oral emergency contraceptive, which is registered for use within three days (72 hours) of intercourse. Despite more than a decade of non-prescription availability of levonorgestrel, emergency contraception is currently underutilised in Australia and elsewhere in the world
    Levonorgestrel
    Emergency Contraception
    Ulipristal acetate
    Window of opportunity
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    Ulipristal and levonorgestrel pills are the most commonly used form of emergency contraception; ulipristal is slightly more effective, but levonorgestrel is available over the counter in the United States. The most effective approach is insertion of a copper IUD.
    Ulipristal acetate
    Levonorgestrel
    Emergency Contraception
    Pill
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    OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for the standardization of the instruction of levonorgestrel emergency contraception. METHODS:Instruction of levonorgestrel emergency contraception in the market was compared with the national regulations and foreign instruction of the same kind of productions in order to discover the problems in domestic specification. RESULTS:The major problems of domestic instruction of levonorgestrel emergency contraception included instructions without population limits, unclear frequency and interval of drug use,without attention to ADR of levonorgestrel emergency contraception,lack of pharmacy research data. CONCLUSIONS:The problems existing in domestic instruction of levonorgestrel emergency contraception are shortage of items and warnings of drug safety. Related administration departments and enterprises are suggested to modify and perfect the instruction of levonorgestrel emergency contraception.
    Levonorgestrel
    Emergency Contraception
    Ulipristal acetate
    Economic shortage
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    Levonorgestrel
    Emergency Contraception
    Ulipristal acetate
    Intrauterine device
    Oral contraception
    Combined oral contraceptives
    Emergency contraception (EC) prevents pregnancy. Four regimens are available in different parts of the world, a combination of ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel, levonorgestrel alone, mifepristone, and emergency insertion of an intrauterine device. All the regimens are also used either as long-term contraception or, in the case of mifepristone, as an abortifacient, and considerable data indicate their safety when used in these ways. Data on safety when the regimens are used as EC are lacking, but theoretically, and from practical experience, all appear to be extremely safe, particularly when compared to the risks of pregnancy. There has been a tendency to over-"medicalize" EC. Prescribing EC is simple. Consideration should be given to making EC available off prescription because it is so safe.
    Emergency Contraception
    Levonorgestrel
    Ulipristal acetate
    Abortifacient
    Intrauterine device
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