ULIPRISTAL ACETATE (ellaOne®)
Clinical Indication
Emergency contraception
Comments
To be taken from between 72 hours (3 days) to 120 hours (5 days) of unprotected sexual intercourse or contraceptive failure. Within the first 72 hours use Levonelle®. (Levonelle® 1500 is available on prescription. Levonelle One Step® can be sold to women over the age of 16 years)
Date of classification
June 2015
Green
Medicines which could be started in any health care setting and do not require oversight by a specialist and which primary care would have full responsibility for prescribing and monitoring.