• ACTIVE INGREDIENT: The active ingredient is levonorgestrel 1.5 mg, emergency contraceptive. Compare to the active ingredient in Plan B One-Step
• ONE TABLET, ONE DOSE: Option 2 Levonorgestrel Tablet, 1.5 mg is one tablet with levonorgestrel, a hormone that has been used in many birth control pills for several decades. Read instructions, warnings, and enclosed product leaflet before use
• THE SOONER you take emergency contraception, the better it works. Use Option 2 Levonorgestrel Tablet, 1.5 mg within 72 hours (3 days) after unprotected sex. Taken as directed, it can significantly decrease the chance that you will get pregnant
• BACKUP: Option 2 Levonorgestrel Tablet, 1.5 mg is a backup or emergency method of birth control you can use when: your regular birth control was used incorrectly or failed; you did not use any birth control method. No prescription needed
• Option 2 Levonorgestrel Tablet, 1.5 mg should not be used as regular birth control; will not work if you are already pregnant; will not affect an existing pregnancy; will not protect you from HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases

How does Levonorgestrel Tablet, 1.5 mg work?

Levonorgestrel Tablet, 1.5 mg is one tablet with levonorgestrel, a hormone that has been used in many birth control pills for several decades. Levonorgestrel Tablet, 1.5 mg contains a higher dose of levonorgestrel than birth control pills, but works in a similar way to prevent pregnancy. It works mainly by stopping the release of an egg from the ovary. It is possible that Levonorgestrel Tablet, 1.5 mg may also work by preventing fertilization of an egg (the uniting of sperm with the egg) or by preventing attachment (implantation) to the uterus (womb).

How can I get the best results from Levonorgestrel Tablet, 1.5 mg?

You have 72 hours (3 days) to try to prevent pregnancy after birth control failure or unprotected sex.