Postinor-2 Dosage & Drug Information

Concise Prescribing Info Full Prescribing Info Contents Description Action Indications/Uses Dosage/Direction for Use Overdosage Contraindications Special Precautions Use In Pregnancy & Lactation Adverse Reactions Drug Interactions Storage MIMS Class ATC Classification Regulatory Classification Presentation/Packing

Concise Prescribing Info

Contents

Levonorgestrel

Indications/Uses

Emergency postcoital contraception.

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Dosage/Direction for Use

2 tab w/in 12 hr & not later than 72 hr after unprotected intercourse.

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Overdosage

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Administration

May be taken with or without food.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity.

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Special Precautions

Not to be used as conventional contraception. Severe malabsorption syndromes eg, Crohn's disease. History of salpingitis. Galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, glucose-galactose malabsorption. Not recommended in severe hepatic dysfunction. Not recommended in patients at risk of ectopic pregnancy. Not to be given during pregnancy. Lactation.

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Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

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Adverse Reactions

Headache; nausea, lower abdominal pain; bleeding disturbances; fatigue. Dizziness; diarrhoea, vomiting; delayed/irregular menstruation, breast tenderness.

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Drug Interactions

Enhanced metabolism w/ liver enzyme inducers. Reduced plasma levels w/ efavirenz, barbiturates (including primidone), phenytoin, carbamazepine, St. John's wort, rifampicin, ritonavir, rifabutin, griseofulvin. Inhibited ciclosporin metabolism.

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Storage

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Description

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Action

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MIMS Class

Oral Contraceptives

ATC Classification

G03AC03 - levonorgestrel ; Belongs to the class of progestogens. Used as systemic contraceptives.

Regulatory Classification

Presentation/Packing

Form

Postinor-2 tab 0.75 mg

Packing/Price

5 × 2's (RM14.5/box)

Postinor-2

levonorgestrel

Manufacturer:

Gedeon Richter

Distributor:

Pahang Pharmacy