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Emergency Contraception Conversion Chart
Other birth control pills may be taken in increased doses if Plan B is unattainable.

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Pill Brand	Manufacturer	1st Dose	2nd Dose (12 hrs later)
Progestin-only Pills
Plan B®	Barr	1 white pill	1 white pill
		or 2 white pills in one dose
Ovrette®	Wyeth-Ayerst	20 yellow pills	20 yellow pills
		or 40 yellow pills in one dose
Combination Hormone Pills
Alesse®	Wyeth-Ayerst	5 pink pills	5 pink pills
Aviane®	Duramed	5 orange pills	5 orange pills
Cryselle®	Barr	4 white pills	4 white pills
Enpresse®	Barr	4 orange pills	4 orange pills
Lessina®	Barr	5 pink pills	5 pink pills
Levlen®	Berlex	4 light orange pills	4 light orange pills
Levlite®	Berlex	5 pink pills	5 pink pills
Levora®	Watson	4 white pills	4 white pills
Lo/Ovral®	Wyeth-Ayerst	4 white pills	4 white pills
LowOgestrel®	Watson	4 white pills	4 white pills
LuteraTM	Watson	5 white pills	5 white pills
Nordette®	Wyeth-Ayerst	4 light orange pills	4 light orange pills
Ogestrel®	Watson	2 white pills	2 white pills
Ovral®	Wyeth-Ayerst	2 white pills	2 white pills
Portia®	Barr	4 pink pills	4 pink pills
Seasonale®	Barr	4 pink pills	4 pink pills
Seasonique®	Barr	4 light blue-green pills	4 light blue-green pills
Tri-Levlen®	Berlex	4 yellow pills	4 yellow pills
Triphasil®	Wyeth-Ayerst	4 yellow pills	4 yellow pills
Trivora®	Watson	4 pink pills	4 pink pills

* Plan-B is the only dedicated product specifically marketed for emergency contraception in the United States. The contraceptives listed in this chart are the only other contraceptive pills approved for emergency contraception use by the United States Food and Drug Administration*

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