Morning-After Pill Singapore | Shim Clinic

Morning-after pill is a colloquial term for an emergency contraceptive pill, which is an oral tablet medication that is consumed soon after unprotected sex to reduce the risk of getting pregnant.

There are a few types of emergency contraceptive pills taken for emergency contraception:

• Levonorgestrel
  • Effective up to 3 days (72 hours) after unprotected sex.
    • Within 24 hours, it prevents 95% of pregnancies.
    • Between 24-48 hours, it prevents 85% of pregnancies.
    • Between 48-72 hours, it prevents 58% of pregnancies.
    • Up to 5 days after intercourse, it has progressively decreasing effectiveness.
  • Formulations
    • Levonorgestrel 0.75mg/tablet x 2 tablets, taken 12 hours apart.
      • Postinor®-2
      • Estinor®
      • NorLevo®
      • Plan B® *
    • Levonorgestrel 1.5mg/tablet x 1 tablet.
      • Postinor®-1 *
      • Plan B One-Step® *
• Ulipristal acetate
  • Effective up to 5 days (120 hours) after unprotected sex.
  • Formulations
    • Ulipristal acetate 30mg/tab x 1 tablet
      • ella® (SG/US) / ellaOne® (EU)

* Not available in Singapore

References

• Morning after pill @ Wikipedia