Exhibit B - Brands and Doses Of Oral Contraceptive Pills Used For Emergency Contraception
There are now two prepackaged emergency contraceptive pill products (dedicated emergency contraceptive pills) as well as 14 brands of birth control pills that can be used for emergency contraception.
| Brand | Manufacturer | Pills per Dose (Treatment schedule is one dose ASAP after unprotected intercourse, and a second dose 12 hours later) | Ethinyl Estradiol per Dose (mcg) | Levonorgestrel per Dose (mg)* |
| Dedicated Emergency Contraceptive Pills | ||||
| PlanB | Women's Capital Corporation | 1 white pill | 0 | 0.75 |
| Preven | Gynetics | 2 blue pills | 100 | 0.50 |
| Oral Contraceptivte Pills | ||||
| Levora | Watson | 4 white pills | 120 | 0.60 |
| Levlen | Berlex | 4 light-orange pills | 120 | 0.60 |
| Lo/Ovral | Wyeth-Ayerst | 4 white pills | 120 | 0.60* |
| Low-Ogestrel | Watson | 4 white pills | 120 | 0.60* |
| Nordette | Wyeth-Ayerst | 4 light-orange pills | 120 | 0.60 |
| Alesse | Wyeth-Ayerst | 5 pink pills | 100 | 0.50 |
| Aviane | Duramed | 5 orange pills | 100 | 0.50 |
| Levlite | Berlex | 5 pink pills | 100 | 0.50 |
| Ogestrel | Watson | 2 white pills | 100 | 0.50* |
| Ovral | Wyeth-Ayerst | 2 white pills | 100 | 0.50* |
| Tri-Levlen | Berlex | 4 yellow pills | 120 | 0.50 |
| Triphasil | Wyeth-Ayerst | 4 yellow pills | 120 | 0.50 |
| Trivora | Watson | 4 pink pills | 120 | 0.50 |
Adapted from RA Hatcher, et al, Contraceptive Technology: Seventeenth Revised Edition. New York NY: Ardent Media, 1998. Updated by Felicia Steward, MD 2001.
* This progestin in Ovral, Lo/Ovral, Low-Ogestrel, Ogestrel and Ovrette is norgestrel, which contains two isomers only one of which (levonorgestrel) is bioactive; the amount of norgestrel in each dose is twice the amount of levonorgestrel.
Anti-nausea Treatment Options for use with Emergency Contraception
| Drug | Dose | Timing of Administration |
| Non-prescription Drugs | ||
| Meclizine hydrochloride (Dramamine, Bonine) | One or two 25mg tablets | 1 hour before first EC dose; repeat if needed in 24 hours |
| Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl) | One or two 25mg tablets or capsules. | 1 hour before first EC dose; repeat as needed every 4-6 hours. |
| Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) | One or two 50mg tablets or 4-8 teaspoons liquid | 30 minutes to 1 hour before first ECP dose; repeat as needed every 4-6 hours. |
| Cyclizine hydrochloride (Marezine) | One 50mg tablet | 30 minutes before first EC dose; repeat as needed every 4-6 hours. |
Adapted from RA Hatcher, et al, Contraceptive Technology: Seventeenth Revised Edition. New York NY: Ardent Media, 1998. Updated by Felicia Steward, MD 2001.