Ella Emergency Contraception
From Pharmacy Drug Guide
Ella is an emergency contraception pill that can prevent pregnancy for up to five days after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure, which is two more days than alternative emergency contraception drug Plan B. It contains the active ingredient ulipristal acetat, and comes in a 30 mg tablet. Ella is classified as a progesterone agonist/antagonist. Users are instructed to take Ella as soon as possible for maximum protection against becoming pregnant.
The FDA approved Ella in 2010, and is currently only available with a doctor's prescription. Common side effects of Ella include stomach pain, nausea, headache, menstrual pain, dizziness, and tiredness.[1]
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| Brand name for | Ulipristal Acetate<[1] |
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| Manufacturer | Watson Pharma[1] |
| Uses | Prevention of unintended pregnancy after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure |
| Common side effects | Similar to those when taking oral contraception: changes in menstruation cycle, nausea, lower abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, dizziness, and breast tenderness[2] |
| Major side effects | Lower stomach pain, missed menstrual period or spotting.[2] |
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About Ella Emergency Contraception
Ella is distributed by Watson Pharmaceuticals. The company also sells a generic version of Plan B, or levonorgestrel, called Next Choice.[3]
Ella contains ulipristal acetate, a non-hormonal drug that blocks the effects of key hormones necessary for conception. While emergency contraception with Ella should not be delayed any longer than necessary, its effectiveness does not diminish for a full five days after unprotected sex or failed contraception. Ella will not prevent every pregnancy, and is not meant to be used as an everyday form of birth control. However, it does reduce the chances of becoming pregnant in the case of unprotected sex, or when birth control has failed (condom breaks, etc.).
Ella is classified as a selective progesterone receptor modulator, as is mifepristone, better known as RU-486 or the "abortion pill." Because Ella is better absorbed than its RU-486 counterpart, and it is used at a lower dosage to prevent conception without inducing abortion, the FDA panel determined that there was no need for a label warning or to impose an additional physician education requirement.
It is not yet clear whether or not use of Ella may increase the rate of spontaneous abortion in the women who become pregnant even after taking the drug. Approximately 15% of women who do not use Ella and become impregnated will experience spontaneous abortions during the first trimester. About the same rate occurred in study subjects during the Ella clinical trials of women who had conceived after using their product.[4]
Ella Side Effects
Most of Ella's common side effects are similar to those experienced while taking Plan B or other oral birth control methods: nausea, headaches, abdominal cramping, pelvic pain, menstrual cramps, fatigue and dizziness.[2] Ella may be less effective in obese women. The drug is not for pregnant women; it will not terminate pregnancy, and it is not known how it may affect the fetus.[4]
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Also See: Ella Side Effects, Plan B Side Effects, Plan B Coupons, Yaz Side Effects, Beyaz Side Effects, Birth Control Pills, Birth Control Coupons, Mirena, Birth Control Recall
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