A European company that makes an emergency contraceptive identical to the morning-after Plan B pill is set to warn consumers that the drug is completely ineffective for women over 176 pounds, and ...

NorLevo (R) has thus become the fist emergency contraceptive pill available in Japan. NorLevo (R) is an oral emergency contraceptive, which is taken within 72 hours after unprotected sexual ...

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PARIS (AP) A French contraceptive maker said Tuesday its morning-after pill doesn't work when taken by women who weigh more than 80 kilograms (176 pounds) and plans to change its labels to warn ...

Mother Jones: European-made Norlevo, an emergency contraceptive identical to Plan B, is completely ineffective for women who weigh more than 176 pounds, and loses effectiveness at 165 pounds. Share ...

In Europe, a morning-after pill identical to Plan B is going to come with a warning— the manufacturer has found the drug is ineffective for women who weigh more than 176 pounds, and begins to lose ...

A staff member stands in a pharmacy in the shopping area of Tokyo’s Akihabara district on April 11, 2024. FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse Around 7,000 pharmacies and drugstores across Japan began on ...

It’s always important to remember that cultural differences aren’t always cut along straight lines. For example, “love hotels,” hotels where amorous couples can rent a room by the hour, have been a ...

(CNN) -- An emergency contraceptive manufactured in Europe will come with a new label in 2014, warning that the pill may not be effective for women over a certain weight. The same may be true for ...