Is One Step Plan B Pill And Two Step Plan B Pill More Potent?

Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2015

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Mon, 17 Aug 2015 Answered on

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Question : what is the better or difference between Plan B (it has 1 one table ) and the Plan B (the one brings 2 tablets) cause Doctor told take both dosage both,but all the pharmacy that I know sell The Plan B (the one brings only 1 tablet)

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Plan B single pill has replaced the Plan B two pill

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.

I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.

1. Plan B was originally manufactured as a two step pill for emergency contraception. It had two pills and each pill contained 0.75 mg levonorgestrel and the first pill was to be taken within 72 hours from sex and second pill was taken 12 hours after first pill.

2. Recently plan B pill is manufactured as one step pill. It contains single pill containing 1.5 mg levonorgestrel and is to be taken within 72 hours from sex. The pill is more effective if taken earlier.

3. The pharmacies stock one step or single pill and therefore you are not finding the two step pill.

In simple terms, 1 tablet Plan be is twice the dose of each plan B two pills.

Hope your query is answered.
Please do write back if you have any doubts.

Regards,
Dr.Vivek

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad