Generic Version of Plan B Morning After Pill Approved by FDA
Posted on Friday, June 26th, 2009 and is filed under Health. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
A generic version of the Plan B, morning after pill, has been approved by the FDA. This generic version is available only via prescription.
The name-brand version, Plan B (levonorgestrel), was first approved in 1999, which is manufactured by Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. By 2006, Plan B was available over the counter for women ages 18 and over.
Levonorgestrel can prevent pregnancy after unprotected intercourse or birth control failure. The morning-after pill does not protect a user from sexually transmitted diseases and doesn’t terminate an already existing pregnancy.
