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An emergency contraceptive for those
unexpected times

Next Choice® is a safe, effective emergency birth control option. It can help you prevent an unplanned pregnancy:

  • if a birth control method fails (such as when a
    condom breaks or slips)
  • if you don't take your birth control pills as directed
  • if you are sexually attacked

Emergency contraceptives should only be used when a backup option is needed. It is not to be used routinely. It is important to remember that Next Choice is not the abortion pill (RU-486). It is not effective in terminating an existing pregnancy, when taken as directed. To find out more about emergency contraception, please click here.

Proven effective and safe

Next Choice is a generic product that is pharmaceutically equivalent (bioequivalent) to the two tablet Plan B® product. It is FDA approved. As with many birth control pills, it contains levonorgestrel. It differs from birth control pills in that it contains a larger dose of levonorgestrel and does not contain estrogen (it contains progestin). To find out more about the efficacy and safety of Next Choice, please click here.

The sooner, the more effective

After unprotected sex, you only have a short “72-hour” window to help prevent a possible pregnancy. Next Choice works best the sooner you get started. If the first tablet is taken 72 hours (3 days) after sex, your chance of becoming pregnant drops when it is used as directed. In fact, one study showed that 7 out of 8 women who could have become pregnant did not get pregnant. It can even work better when it is taken within the first 24 hours.1,2

Because these “unexpected times” may occur when access to an emergency contraceptive is not available, be sure to ask your healthcare provider about how you can get Next Choice in advance, as an emergency precaution, should it become necessary. To find out more about when to take Next Choice, please click here.

View Important Safety Information and Prescribing Information.

Important Safety Information

Next Choice® is not effective if you’re already pregnant, and it will not terminate an existing pregnancy. Next Choice does not protect against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Side effects may include nausea, abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, changes in your period, dizziness, and breast tenderness. If your period is more than a week late, you may be pregnant. If you have severe abdominal pain, you may have an ectopic pregnancy, and you should get immediate medical help.

To report side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA, visit fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Please see Prescribing Information to learn more.

For more information about Next Choice, please call our Medical Communications Department at 866-9WATSON.

Next Choice is available without a prescription for women 17 or older. If you are 16 or younger, a prescription is required.

Call your pharmacy to make sure Next Choice is in stock.

This Web site is intended for United States Prescribers, Pharmacists & Consumers.

Plan B® is a registered trademark of Women’s Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.