First dose
Second dose
Take these pills as soon as possible after unprotected sex. Emergency contraception works up to 5 days after unprotected sex. The sooner you take it, the better it will work.
Take these pills 12 hours after taking the first set of pills.
Alesse
5 pink pills
5 pink pills
Aviane
5 orange pills
5 orange pills
Cryselle
4 white pills
4 white pills
Enpresse
4 orange pills
4 orange pills
Jolessa
4 pink pills
4 pink pills
Lessina
5 pink pills
5 pink pills
Levlen
4 light orange pills
4 light orange pills
Levlite
5 pink pills
5 pink pills
Levora
4 white pills
4 white pills
Lo/Ovral
4 white pills
4 white pills
Low-Ogestrel
4 white pills
4 white pills
Lutera
5 white pills
5 white pills
Lybrel
6 yellow pills
6 yellow pills
Nordette
4 light orange pills
4 light orange pills
Ogestrel
2 white pills
2 white pills
Ovral
2 white pills
2 white pills
Ovrette
20 yellow pills
20 yellow pills
Portia
4 pink pills
4 pink pills
Quasense
4 white pills
4 white pills
Seasonale
4 pink pills
4 pink pills
Seasonique
4 blue-green pills
4 blue-green pills
Tri-Levlen
4 yellow pills
4 yellow pills
Triphasil
4 yellow pills
4 yellow pills
Trivora
4 pink pills
4 pink pills
If you want to use birth control pills for emergency contraception, you must take two doses 12 hours apart. Find the brand name of the pills you take in the left-hand column. Then see the second and third columns to find out how many of which color pills to take for that brand name. Keep in mind that birth control pills work but are less effective than Plan B ‚ ® One-Step or Next Choice ‚ ®, and they are more likely to cause nausea and vomiting.
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