Emerres Una® – Emergency contraception available
from Pharmacies
- Emerres Una® is an emergency contraceptive pill which contains 1.5 mg levonorgestrel1,2
- Available for patients to purchase from their local pharmacy following a pharmacist consultation2
- Emerres Una® contains the same active ingredients and has demonstrated bioequivalence to Levonelle 1500®1—4
- Each pack of Emerres Una® contains a single tablet of emergency contraception5
- Emerres Una® emergency contraception should be offered after sexual intercourse if:
- No form of contraception was used2,6
- Regular hormonal contraception has been compromised or used incorrectly6
- Barrier method failed6
- NICE guideline states emergency contraception should be considered if a woman does not wish to conceive and has had unprotected sexual intercourse:6
- On any day of a natural menstrual cycle
- After regular hormonal contraception has been compromised or used incorrectly
- From Day 21 after childbirth, unless all the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) criteria are met
- From Day 5 after miscarriage, abortion, ectopic pregnancy, or uterine evacuation for gestational trophoblastic disease
- If vomiting occurs within 3 hours of taking the tablet, another tablet should be taken immediately2
- After using emergency contraception it is recommended that patients use a local barrier method (e.g. condom, diaphragm, spermicide or cervical cap) until the next menstrual period starts2
- The use of Emerres Una® does not contraindicate the continuation of regular hormonal contraception2
Please refer to the full Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) before prescribing.
References
- NHS dm+d. Actual Medicinal Product (AMP) Emerres Una 1.5mg tablets (Morningside Healthcare Ltd). Available at: https://dmd-browser.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/amp/view/122984 (accessed January 2024);
- Morningside Healthcare Ltd. Emerres Una 1.5 mg tablet. Summary of Product Characteristics. Available at: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/9570 (accessed January 2024);
- NHS dm+d. Actual Medicinal Product (AMP) Levonelle 15000microgram tablets (Bayer PLC). Available at: https://dmd-browser.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/amp/view/32845 (accessed January 2024);
- MHRA. UK PAR Emerres Una 1.5mg tablet. December 2016. Available at: https://mhraproductsproduction.blob.core.windows.net/docs/0779e7a4338db691137367bb8198f7fa3e8fe104 (accessed January 2024);
- NHS dm+d. Actual Medicinal Product Pack (AMPP) Emerres Una 1.5mg tablets (Morningside Healthcare Ltd) 1 tablet. Available at: https://dmd-browser.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/ampp/view/142555 (accessed January 2024);
- NICE. Contraception – emergency. Available at: https://cks.nice.org.uk/contraception-emergency (accessed January 2024).
Levonelle 1500® chosen as a comparator as it is the license reference product for Emerres Una®.3