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Contraception - emergency - Management
Should a woman taking a liver enzyme-inducing drug use oral ulipristal acetate emergency contraception?
- Ulipristal acetate is not suitable for women taking a liver enzyme inducing drug.
- A copper IUD is preferred.
- Levonorgestrel can be given but the dose has to be doubled to 3 mg (i.e. 2 tablets of levonorgestrel 1500 micrograms). This is an unlicensed use [FFPRHC, 2006a; FFPRHC, 2006b].
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