Plan B® is easy for your patients to take and consists of only 2 tablets. The first tablet should be taken as soon as possible within 72 hours after contraceptive failure, unprotected sex, or sexual assault. The second tablet should be taken 12 hours after the first dose.
It is important to remember that Plan B® is more effective the sooner it is taken, and the longer a patient waits to start taking Plan B®, the less effective it will be.1 Help your patients learn about Plan B® before they need it by encouraging EC counseling at your practice. And because timing is so critical to efficacy, you may also want to consider providing your patients with an advance prescription.
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Remember that in the event your patient vomits within 1 hour of taking a Plan B® tablet, only you can decide if a replacement dose is needed. So it is important to advise her to contact you if such an event occurs.
Plan B® is contraindicated for use in women with the following conditions:
- Known or suspected pregnancy
- Hypersensitivity to any component of the product
- Undiagnosed abnormal genital bleeding
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