Teva discontinues two-tablet Plan B

NORTH WALES, Pa. Teva Women’s Health has discontinued production of the original Plan B emergency contraceptive with the September introduction of its Plan B One-Step, the company recently stated.

“Two-tablet Plan B is not being manufactured or marketed by Teva Women’s Health at this time,” the company stated. “However, some pharmacies and clinics may still have limited quantities of the two-tablet product in-stock.”

Plan B One-Step replaces the two-pill regimen of levonorgestrel tablet, 0.75 mg, taken 12 hours apart with a one-pill, levonorgestrel tablet, 1.5 mg, treatment protocol.

“Emergency contraception is more effective the sooner it’s taken, and Plan B One-Step allows women to act quickly after the unexpected happens because it’s only one pill that’s taken in one dose,” stated Amy Niemann, general manager and SVP of Teva Women’s Health, at the time of the launch.