Efficacy and safety of a levonorgestrel enteric-coated tablet as an over-the-counter drug for emergency contraception: A Phase IV clinical trial

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2316-2321

  Chen, Q J ^a   Xiang, W P ^b   Zhang, D K ^c   Wang, R P ^d   Luo, Y F ^e   Kang, J Z ^f   Cheng, L N ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c THE SIXTH AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Family Planning Institute of Hunan Province   (China)

^e Jilin Hospital of Reproductive Health   (China)

^f SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

clinical trial; Emergency contraception; levonorgestrel enteric coated tablet; over the counter drug

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; NEVENOL; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NAUSEA; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RASH; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SIDE EFFECT; TABLET FORMULATION; VAGINA BLEEDING; VOMITING;

EID: 80051942458     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der181     Document Type: Article

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