A woman only has a few days to prevent an unplanned pregnancy after unprotected sex, contraceptive failure, or sexual assault. And Plan B® is effective the sooner it is taken within 72 hours and is more effective when taken within 24 hours.1
Keeping Plan B® in stock can help address some of the following challenges:
- Unprotected sex can occur when healthcare offices are closed, such as over a weekend, which can restrict the amount of time women have to obtain and take Plan B®.
- According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), studies show that women have difficulty gaining access to emergency contraception in time for it to be effective because they sometimes cannot locate a pharmacy that stocks emergency contraception.5
- Plan B® has a long shelf life; it has an expiration date of 48 months from the date of manufacture.
Approximately 2.7 million unplanned pregnancies occur each year, of which 54% result in abortion.2 And more than half of all abortions are a result of contraceptive failure.3 Timing is directly related to the efficacy of Plan B®, and by working together, we can facilitate a woman’s ability to obtain EC quickly and easily to help reduce the more than 1.3 million abortions that occur each year.2
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