Weekly Dose: new morning after pill makes it difficult to choose which to take
- Written by Esther Lau, Course coordinator and Lecturer - Pharmacy, Queensland University of Technology
Almost 200,000 unplanned pregnancies occur in Australia each year, though not all go full term. Safe and effective emergency contraception is necessary to help prevent unintended pregnancies in people who do not wish to fall pregnant.
Until 2015, the levonorgestrel “morning after pill” (Postinor®) was the only oral emergency contraception available in Australia. It comes as one 1.5mg tablet or two 0.75mg tablets and is available from a pharmacist without a prescription from A$14.99.
Authors: Esther Lau, Course coordinator and Lecturer - Pharmacy, Queensland University of Technology