What is Emergency Contraceptive Richter 1500mcg?

Emergency Contraceptive Richter is an emergency contraceptive that can be used within 72 hours (3 days) of unprotected sex or if your usual contraceptive method has failed.

Emergency Contraceptive Richter contains a synthetic hormone-like active substance called levonorgestrel. It prevents pregnancy in 99% of situations when you take it within 72 hours of having unprotected sex. It will not prevent a pregnancy every time and is more effective if you take it as soon as possible after unprotected sex. It is better to take it within 12 hours rather than delay it until the third day.

Emergency Contraceptive Richter is thought to work by:

• stopping your ovaries from releasing an egg;
• preventing sperm from fertilising any egg you may have already released.

Emergency Contraceptive Richter can only prevent you from becoming pregnant if you take it within 72 hours of unprotected sex. It does not work if you are already pregnant. If you have unprotected sex after taking Emergency Contraceptive Richter, it will not stop you from becoming pregnant.

Emergency Contraceptive Richter is not indicated for use before the first menstrual bleeding (menarche).

Emergency Contraceptive Richter is not recommended for young women under 16 years of age.

How to take Emergency Contraceptive Richter 1500mcg

Take the tablet as soon as possible, preferably within 12 hours and no later than 72 hours (3 days) after you have had unprotected sex. Do not delay taking the tablet. The tablet works best the sooner you take it after having unprotected sex. It can only prevent you from becoming pregnant if you take it within 72 hours of unprotected sex.

• Emergency Contraceptive Richter can be taken at any time in your menstrual cycle, assuming you are not already pregnant or think you may be pregnant. Do not chew but swallow the tablet whole with water.
• If you are using one of the medicines that may prevent Emergency Contraceptive Richter from working properly (see section above “Other medicines and Emergency Contraceptive Richter”) or if you have used one of these medicines in the past 4 weeks, Emergency Contraceptive Richter may work less effectively for you. Your doctor may prescribe another type of (non-hormonal) emergency contraceptive, i.e. a copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD). If this is not an option for you or if you cannot see your doctor promptly, you can take a double dose of Emergency Contraceptive Richter (i.e. 2 tablets taken together at the same time).
• If you are already using a regular method of contraception, such as the contraceptive pill, you can continue to take this at your regular times.

If another unprotected intercourse takes place after the use of Emergency Contraceptive Richter (also if this is during the same menstrual cycle), the tablet will not exert its contraceptive effect, and there is again the risk of pregnancy.

What to do if you are sick (vomit)

If you are sick (vomit) within three hours of taking the tablet, you should take another tablet. You will need to contact your pharmacist, doctor, practice nurse or family planning clinic immediately for one more tablet.

After you have taken Emergency Contraceptive Richter

After taking Emergency Contraceptive Richter, if you want to have sex and are not using the contraceptive pill, you should use condoms or a cap plus spermicide until your next menstrual period. This is because Emergency Contraceptive Richter won’t work if you have unprotected sex again before your next period is due. 

After taking Emergency Contraceptive Richter, you are advised to make an appointment to see your doctor about three weeks later to make sure that Emergency Contraceptive Richter has worked. If your period is more than 5 days late or is unusually light or unusually heavy, you should contact your doctor as soon as possible. If you become pregnant even after taking this medicine, you must see your doctor.

Your doctor can also tell you about longer-term methods of contraception that are more effective in preventing you from getting pregnant.

If you continue to use regular hormonal contraception such as the contraceptive pill and you do not have a bleed in your pill-free period; see your doctor to make sure you are not pregnant.

Your next period after you took Emergency Contraceptive Richter

After using Emergency Contraceptive Richter, your period is usually normal and will start on a usual day; however, sometimes, this will be a few days later or earlier. If your period starts more than 5 days later than expected, ‘abnormal’ bleeding occurs at that time, or if you think that you might be pregnant, you should check whether you are pregnant by a pregnancy test.

If you take more Emergency Contraceptive Richter then you should

Although there have been no reports of serious harmful effects from taking too many tablets at once, you may feel sick, actually, be sick (vomit), or have vaginal bleeding. You should ask your pharmacist, doctor, practice nurse or family planning clinic for advice, especially if you have been sick, as the tablet may not have worked properly. 

What does Emergency Contraceptive Richter 1500mcg contain

The active substance is levonorgestrel. Each tablet contains 1500 micrograms of levonorgestrel.

The other ingredients are: Potato starch, Maize starch, Silica, colloidal anhydrous, Magnesium stearate, 6 Talc, Lactose monohydrate.

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