Plan B One-Step
Plan B One-Step Emergency Contraceptive Approved for 15 and Older »
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has approved an amended application submitted by Teva Women's Health, Inc. to market Plan B One-Step (active ingredient levonorgestrel) for use without a prescription by women 15 years"...
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Plan B One-Step
Plan B One-Step
(levonorgestrel) Tablet, 1.5 mg, for Oral Use
DRUG DESCRIPTION
The Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel tablet) tablet contains 1.5 mg of a single active steroid ingredient, levonorgestrel [18,19-Dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one-13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-, (17 α)-(-)-], a totally synthetic progestogen. The inactive ingredients are colloidal silicon dioxide, corn starch, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, potato starch, and talc.
Levonorgestrel has a molecular weight of 312.45, and the following structural and molecular formulas:
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Last reviewed on RxList: 7/30/2009
This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
Additional Plan B One-Step Information
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