Emergency Contraceptive Richter 1500mcg - 1 Tablet

Emergency Contraceptive Richter tablets are a type of morning after pill that uses an active ingredient called levonorgestrel to prevent unwanted pregnancy. If you think that you may have unprotected sex, you can buy these tablets in advance to help to keep you from falling pregnant. Just take the tablet within 72 hours of having sex so it can get to work helping to protect you from unwanted pregnancy.

Like all medications, Emergency Contraceptive Richter can have side effects, although not everyone will experience them. These side effects include:

Feeling or being sick
Irregular bleeding until your next period
Lower abdominal pain
Tiredness
Headaches
Changes in your period
Tender breasts, diarrhoea, dizziness
Symptoms of an allergic reaction, including rash, swelling of the face
Pelvic pain, painful periods, abdominal pain

If you experience these or any other side effects after taking this product you should speak to your doctor or pharmacist right away. For more information about reporting the side effects of medication, please see the MHRA’s Yellow Card Scheme.

Do I need to use other contraceptives after I’ve taken this product?
Taking the emergency contraceptive pill will not prevent you from falling pregnant if you have unprotected sex after taking it. Therefore, you will need to use your other usual forms of contraceptives to prevent pregnancy after taking this product. For example, you could use the contraceptive pill or male or female condoms until you have your next period. After this, you may wish to speak to your doctor or nurse about choosing a more long-term method of contraception, such as the implant or an IUD.

Can I take this product if I’m pregnant or breastfeeding?
If you’re pregnant or think you may be pregnant you should not take the morning after pill. If you do find out that you’re pregnant after taking this product, speak to your doctor right away so they can check that the pregnancy is not ectopic. If you’re breastfeeding you can still take the morning after pill if your doctor or pharmacist has told you that you’re safe to do so. Small traces of the active ingredient in this tablet may appear in your breastmilk, which will not harm your baby but may be something you wish to avoid. In this case, we’d recommend breastfeeding or expressing milk immediately before taking this product and then avoid nursing for at least 8 hours afterwards. This will help to reduce the amount of levonorgestrel in your breastmilk as much as possible.

Will taking the morning after pill affect my fertility in future?
There is currently no data to suggest that your fertility will be affected in the long term by taking Emergency Contraceptive Richter. However, taking this product can affect your menstrual cycle, making you ovulate earlier or later than you usually would. This can affect your chances of getting pregnant if you track your ovulation cycle and try to have sex at times when you’re at your most fertile.

Can I drive after taking this tablet?
You may find that you feel tired or dizzy after taking Emergency Contraceptive Richter. If this happens to you, do not attempt to drive or use any tools or machinery until the feeling has passed and you are absolutely sure that you are safe to do so.

Can I take this product if I’m taking any other medication?
If you’re taking any other medication, including herbal remedies or medicines obtained without a prescription you should speak to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this emergency contraceptive pill. This especially applies if you are already taking:

Barbiturates or other medications used to treat epilepsy, e.g. primidone, phenytoin, carbamazepine

Medicines used to treat tuberculosis, e.g. rifampicin, rifabutin
Treatments for HIV, e.g. ritonavir, efavirenz
Griseofulvin, which is used to treat fungal infections
Herbal remedies which contain St John’s wort
Cyclosporin, which suppresses your immune system

How to take Emergency Contraceptive Richter
Take one Emergency Contraceptive Richter tablet as soon as you possibly can after having unprotected sex. For best results, take within 12 hours of having sex and no later than 72 hours (3 days) after having sex. Swallow the tablet with a sip of water or another cool drink.

What should I do if I’m sick after taking this tablet?
If you’re sick (vomit) within 3 hours after taking this tablet then the first tablet probably will not work. You should speak to your doctor, pharmacist or local sexual health clinic immediately and ask for a second tablet, which you can take straight away. If you ever at all concerned that the tablet may not have worked, speak to your doctor or pharmacist right away.

When should this product not be used?
Emergency Contraceptive Richter should not be taken by children under the age of 16 unless they are under medical supervision. Do not take this product if you are allergic to levonorgestrel or any of the other listed ingredients. Do not take this tablet if you:

Are already pregnant, think you may already be pregnant
Have a disease of your small bowel, such as Crohn’s disease
Have severe liver problems
Have a history of ectopic pregnancy
Have ever had a disease called salpingitis

Speak to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this product if you have been told that you have an intolerance to some sugars, as this product contains lactose.

Consult your doctor before use if you are taking any other medicines or if you have a health condition not mentioned in the patient information leaflet.

Always read the patient information leaflet before use.

May cause dizziness. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how your body reacts to this treatment.

Do not take more than one tablet in any 24 hours.

This medicine must not be taken by women.

For further information on our medication restrictions policy, please click here

If you are concerned about addiction of 'over the counter' medication we urge you to visit the below links for professional help and advice

• NHS - Help & Advice on Drug Addiction
• Talk To Frank - Drug Addiction Help & Support