UK Recommends Double Emergency Contraceptive Dose To Counter Enzyme Inducers
Executive Summary
Women taking CYP3A4 enzyme inducers or St. John's wort should use double the standard dose of levonorgestrel, if using it as an emergency contraceptive, to compensate for reduced plasma levels of the ingredient, UK agency says.
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