Plan B (Levonorgestrel) - Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

ADVERSE REACTIONS

The most common adverse events in the clinical trial for women receiving Plan B^® included nausea (23%), abdominal pain (18%), fatigue (17%), headache (17%), and menstrual changes. The table below shows those adverse events that occurred in >/=5% of Plan B^® users.

Plan B^® demonstrated a superior safety profile over the Yuzpe regimen for the following adverse events:

• Nausea: Occurred in 23% of women taking Plan B^® (compared to 50% with Yuzpe)
• Vomiting: Occurred in 6% of women taking Plan B^® (compared to 19% with Yuzpe)

DRUG ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE

There is no information about dependence associated with the use of Plan B^® .