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What Should I Say To My Customers?

Establishing a dialogue

About 2 million unplanned pregnancies occur every
year in the United States and more than half of them
lead to abortion.4

Many abortions, in fact, are a result of contraceptive
failure.4

For unplanned pregnancies to be significantly reduced, greater availability and awareness of emergency contraceptive options are needed.5

All women are at risk of contraceptive failure. However, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)6:

  • More than one-third of women surveyed in 2004 still did not know there was something they could do to prevent an unplanned pregnancy
  • Only 14% of women ages 18 to 44 ever discussed emergency contraceptives with their healthcare professional

In fact, only 25% of gynecologists include emergency contraception as part of their routine contraceptive counseling, even though 80% reported prescribing emergency contraception in the year 2001.7

Talk to your pharmacy customers about Next Choice®. To help make counseling even easier, please review the discussion points and support materials.

Important Safety Information

Next Choice® should not be used by women with a known or suspected pregnancy. Women who become pregnant or complain of lower abdominal pain after taking Next Choice should be evaluated for ectopic pregnancy. Next Choice is not effective in terminating an existing pregnancy, and does not protect against STI/HIV. Next Choice may alter the next expected menses, however, if menses is delayed beyond 1 week, pregnancy should be considered. The most common adverse reactions in the clinical trial were menstrual changes (26%), nausea (23%), abdominal pain (18%), fatigue (17%), headache (17%), dizziness (11%), and breast tenderness (11%).

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

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

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