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Dosage and administration? Each Plan B packet includes a single course of treatment and consists of two tablets; each tablet contains 0.75 mg levonorgestrel. The first tablet should be taken orally as soon as possible within 72 hours (three days) of unprotected intercourse. The second tablet must be taken 12 hours later. Plan B is not a substitute for routine methods of birth control. Plan B does not provide protection from HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) and other sexually transmitted infections.
How important is
timing of treatment to efficacy? The sooner Plan B is taken after unprotected intercourse, more effective it is. Effectiveness of Plan B declines as interval between intercourse and start of treatment increases. The decline in efficacy from a delay in treatment is why a broad range of health professionals believe that barriers to more timely access to Plan B should be removed, including making product broadly available without prescription.
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