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Levonorgestrel
Essential medicine status
Section:
22. Medicines for reproductive health and perinatal care 22.1. Contraceptives 22.1.1. Oral hormonal contraceptives
ATC codes: G03AC03
Indication
Contact with health services for contraceptive management ICD11 code: QA21
INN
Levonorgestrel
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core
Formulations
Oral > Solid: 30 µg
EML status history
First added in 1995 (TRS 867)
Changed in 2003 (TRS 920)
Sex
Female
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
Medicines within the same pharmacological class can be used
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Levonorgestrel
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Levonorgestrel
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
The Committee recommended that levonorgestrel 30 µg tablets be moved from the complementary list to the core list of the EML.