This brand name is authorized in South Africa.
The drug MEDILEVO contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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5W7SIA7YZW - LEVONORGESTREL
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The precise mode of action of levonorgestrel as an emergency contraceptive is not known. At the recommended regimen, levonorgestrel is thought to work mainly by preventing ovulation and fertilisation if intercourse has taken place in the preovulatory phase, when the likelihood of fertilisation is the highest. |
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This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| ZA | Health Products Regulatory Authority | 36/21.8.2/0168 |
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