Take Action

Alternate Name: Take Action

Dosage Form: Tablet

Administration Route: By mouth

Drug Class: Contraceptive, Contraceptive, Progestin, Endocrine-Metabolic Agent

Generic Available: No

Strength: 1.5 MG

Warnings: After using this medicine, you should have your next period at the expected time. If your next period is more than one week late, check with your doctor. You may be pregnant. Tell your doctor if you have ever had a tubal pregnancy, or if you are breastfeeding or have diabetes. Levonorgestrel is used to prevent pregnancy within 72 hours after unprotected sex. If you are already pregnant, this medicine will not end your pregnancy. You may have spotting a few days after using this medicine. With your next period, you may bleed a little more or a little less than usual. This medicine is an emergency method of preventing pregnancy, and should not be your regular method of birth control. Levonorgestrel will not protect you or your partner from diseases such as syphilis, herpes, or HIV (the virus that causes AIDS).

Food Warnings: Make sure your doctor knows if you are using phenytoin (Dilantin®), carbamazepine (Tegretol®), or rifampin. These medicines may make levonorgestrel less effective., Levonorgestrel is used to prevent pregnancy within 72 hours after unprotected sex. If you are already pregnant, this medicine will not end your pregnancy., This medicine is an emergency method of preventing pregnancy, and should not be your regular method of birth control., Levonorgestrel will not protect you or your partner from diseases such as syphilis, herpes, or HIV (the virus that causes AIDS)., After using this medicine, you should have your next period at the expected time. If your next period is more than one week late, check with your doctor. You may be pregnant., You may have spotting a few days after using this medicine. With your next period, you may bleed a little more or a little less than usual.