This brand name is authorized in Austria, Brazil, Estonia, Finland, Hong Kong SAR China, Israel, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Romania, Singapore, Spain.
The drug POSTINOR 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 classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC Group | Classification | |
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| G03AC03 | Levonorgestrel | G Genito urinary system and sex hormones → G03 Sex hormones and modulators of the genital system → G03A Hormonal contraceptives for systemic use → G03AC Progestogens |
| G03AD01 | Levonorgestrel | G Genito urinary system and sex hormones → G03 Sex hormones and modulators of the genital system → G03A Hormonal contraceptives for systemic use → G03AD Emergency contraceptives |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| BR | Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos | 568418010000017 |
| EE | Ravimiamet | 1482803, 1816231 |
| ES | Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS | 39664-9-6-2015, 67515, PL05276-0019 |
| FI | Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus | 104466, 449107 |
| HK | Department of Health Drug Office | 49747 |
| IL | מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת | 5165 |
| LT | Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba | 1011782, 1055255, 1066753, 1068230, 1092805 |
| MX | Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios | 336M99 |
| NG | Registered Drug Product Database | 04-6985 |
| NZ | Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority | 11656 |
| RO | Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale | W10117001, W68033001 |
| SG | Health Sciences Authority | 11836P |
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