| Country |
Country Information |
Where EC Is Available |
Current Consortium Member Activity |
| Afghanistan |
No information available |
Fertilian, a Gedeon Richter product, is available through IPPF's member association in Afghanistan. A dedicated product is not currently registered. |
IPPF Affiliate |
 |
| Albania |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Algeria |
NorLevo registered in 2002 |
Pharmacies with a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Angola |
No information available |
No information available |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Antigua |
No information available |
over the counter in member associations (IPPF clinics, etc) and pharmacies |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Argentina |
Incuded in the norms in 1999 in the province of Mendoza |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Armenia |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Aruba |
Not included in official MOH guidelines, dedicated product registered |
Pharmacies with prescription |
No information available |
|
| Australia |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacies without a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Austria |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacies with a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Azerbaijan |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Bahamas |
No information available |
over the counter in member associations (IPPF clinics, etc) only |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Bahrain |
No information available |
No information on product availability |
No information available |
|
| Bangladesh |
Postinor-2 registered in 1998 after approval from National Technical Committee |
Public, private, and NGO clinics, and also from physicians |
Population Council, EngenderHealth, IPPF affiliate (FPAB) |
|
| Barbados |
No documented population policy exists, dedicated product registered |
OCs- FP clinics |
IPPF affiliate, Population Council |
|
| Belarus |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Belgium |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacies without a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Belize |
No information available |
over the counter in member associations (IPPF clinics, etc) centres, and at the Ministry of Health |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Benin |
NorLevo registered in 2001. According to 2001 DHS, 15% of currently married women know of EC. |
EC in pharmacies without a prescription, OCs available in public sector clinics |
PSI |
|
| Bermuda |
Not registered |
No information on product availability |
No information available |
|
| Bhutan |
No information available |
No information on product availability |
No information available |
|
| Bolivia |
Included in MOH norms, Postinor-2, Imediat N, Glanique, and Tace registered in 2004. |
available in pharmacies, OCs- Marie Stopes clinics |
Ipas, Pathfinder |
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
NorLevo registered in 2004, but EC not currently available |
Not available |
No information available |
|
| Botswana |
No information available |
No information on product availability |
No information available |
|
| Brazil |
Included in FP norms & sexual violence norms in 1997. |
Providers, pharmacies without a prescription. Free of charge to women in public sector. |
Ipas, IPPF/WHR, Pacific Institute |
|
| Brunei |
No information available |
Product availability unknown |
No information available |
|
| Bulgaria |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Burkina Faso |
Component of RH services, NorLevo registered |
EC in pharmacies without a prescription, OCs available at FP centers |
IPPF affiliate (ABBEF, ABCEF) |
|
| Burma/Myanmar |
Approved by National Formulary in 1995, dedicated product registered. Registration pending. |
Clinics and private providers |
PSI |
|
| Burundi |
No information available |
No information available |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Cambodia |
NorLevo registered (currently with a temporary licence) |
Private & IPPF clinics - as of October 2006 product not available in country. |
PSI, PATH, EngenderHealth |
|
| Cameroon |
Included in MOH sectoral policy in 2001, NorLevo registered in 2001 |
Pharmacies without a prescription |
PSI |
|
| Cameroun |
No information available |
No information available |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Canada |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacist without a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Cape Verde |
No information available |
By prescription only at clinics, pharamcies, and hospitals. |
No information available |
|
| Central African Republic |
No information available |
No information available |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Chad |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Chile |
Included in FP norms in 2006, included in Sexual Violence Norms in 2004. Registered in 2001. |
Norms specify that it should be available free in the public sector to all women 14 and over. Additionally, legislation supports that it be available in pharmacies without a prescription. However, as of December 2006, Postinor-2 is available in the public sector and no products are available in pharmacies. |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| China |
Dedicated product registered |
Widely available at FP clinics, pharmacist without a prescription |
WHO/HRP |
|
| Colombia |
Included in FP norms & sexual violence norms
Dedicated products registered in 2005. |
Pharmacies with prescription |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Comoros |
No information available |
No information available |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Congo (Democratic Republic of the, Kinshasa) |
No information available |
No information available |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Congo (Republic of, Brazzaville) |
No information available |
No information available |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Congo-Brazzaville |
Registered in 2001 |
ECs in pharmacies without prescription, OCs available from IPPF affiliate |
IPPF affiliate |
|
| Costa Rica |
Not approved |
OCs- private providers |
No information available |
|
| Croatia |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Cuba |
Included in FP norms, Postinor-2 registered |
Public health clinics free of charge |
No information available |
|
| Curacao |
approved by the Ministry of Health |
available over the counter in clinics only |
No information available |
|
| Cyprus |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacies without a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Czech Republic |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Denmark |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacies without a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Djibouti |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Dominica |
Not available |
Available through Dominica Family Planning Association clinics. |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Dominican Republic |
Included in National RH Guidelines in 1999. Dedicated products registered in 2001 |
IPPF affilate, at pharmacies without a prescription for $5 |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| East Timor |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Ecuador |
Included in National FP norms and Sexual Violence Norms. Constitutional court case ruled against EC in May 2006. Registered in 2004 |
Glanique is available in pharmacies as of Feb 2007. |
Pathfinder, CEPAM |
|
| Egypt |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| El Salvador |
Included in National FP norms in 1999. Vermagest registered. |
Providers, pharmacies without a prescription |
FHI, Pacific Institute |
|
| Equatorial Guinea |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Eritrea |
No information available |
No information available |
JSI |
|
| Estonia |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacist without a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Ethiopia |
Excluded from FC agreement |
No information available |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Fiji |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Finland |
NorLevo registered |
Pharmacies without a prescription |
No information available |
|
| France |
Included in MOH guidelines, Norlevo 1.5mg replaced NorLevo 0.75mg in Oct 2004. |
Behind the Counter status: pharmacist without prescription, reimbursed when dispensed upon prescription by a physician or a midwife, free for minors from pharmacists, free from Family Planning services and from school nurses |
No information available |
|
| French overseas islands |
NorLevo registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| French Polynesia |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacist without a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Gabon |
NorLevo registered |
Pharmacist without a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Gambia |
No information available |
Prescription only in member associations (IPPF clinic, etc) and pharmacies |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Georgia |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Germany |
Dedicated product registered |
From pharmacies with prescription. Non-prescription application denied in 2004. |
No information available |
|
| Ghana |
Included in National RH Service Policy in April 1996, NorLevo registered in 2004 |
Clinics, PPFG, pharmacist without prescription |
Pathfinder, Meridian |
|
| Greece |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacist without prescription |
|
|
| Grenada |
Not registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Guatemala |
Included in Reproductive Health Norms. |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Guinea Bissau |
No information available |
No information available |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Guinea-Conakry |
NorLevo registered in 2001 |
No information available |
JSI, IPPF affiliate (AGBEF) |
|
| Guyana |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Haiti |
Included in National FP norms |
Soon to have non-prescription status |
PSI |
|
| Honduras |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Hong Kong |
NorLevo registered. No longer marketed. |
Clinics, pharmacies, hospitals |
IPPF affilate |
|
| Hungary |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Iceland |
Dedicated product registered |
Doctors, school nurses, OTC in pharmacies |
No information available |
|
| India |
Included in MOH guidelines. EC first registered in India in 2002. |
Public and private clinics ( including FPAIndia's clinics) It is the central government supply and not for sale under the name E Pills. Hindustan Latex Limited makes another EC pill called Preventol for its foreign markets. |
IPPF affiliate (FPAIndia) |
|
| Indonesia |
Safety approval from BKKBN, Postinor-2 registered in June 2003 |
FP clinics, pharmacies with prescription |
Pacific Institute, PATH |
|
| Iran |
No information available |
There are no EC pills available in Iran and only the LD (low dose) and HD (high dose) pills are used for this purpose |
No information available |
|
| Iraq |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Ireland |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacies with a prescription, clinics. |
No information available |
|
| Israel |
Postinor-2 granted non-prescription status in 11/01 |
Pharmacist without prescription and FP clinics |
No information available |
|
| Italy |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacies with a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Ivory Coast |
NorLevo registered |
Pharmacies with a prescription |
IPPF affiliate (AIBEF) |
|
| Jamaica |
Included in FP norms, Postinor-2 currently under evaluation for non-prescription availability |
Soon to have non-prescription status, pharmacist without prescription |
IPPF affiliate, Population Council |
|
| Japan |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Jordan |
No population policy or FP program |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Kazakhstan |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Kenya |
Included in National FP & RH Service Guidelines. Postinor-2 first registered in 1997 |
Private and public providers. Available from pharmacies without a prescription. |
Population Council, EngenderHealth, PATH, IPPF Affiliate
(FHOK)
|
|
| Kiribati |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Korea (Republic) |
Approved by Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau and NorLevo registered in 2002 |
Prescription at pharmacies. Official statement against OTC switch. |
No information available |
|
| Kuwait |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Kyrgystan |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Laos |
MOH has not granted permission to import |
Availability at pharmacies |
No information available |
|
| Latvia |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacist without prescription |
No information available |
|
| Lebanon |
NorLevo available since 2002 |
Pharmacies with a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Lesotho |
NorLevo available (reciprocity with South Africa) |
Prescription in member associations (IPPF clinic, etc) and pharmacies out of stock |
No information available |
|
| Liberia |
No information available |
Prescribed only, in clinics. No demand for it. |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Libya |
Reciprocity with Tunisia |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Liechtenstein |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Lithuania |
Dedicated product registered. No longer marketed. |
Pharmacies with a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Luxembourg |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacist without prescription |
No information available |
|
| Macedonia |
NorLevo registered |
Pharmacies with a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Madagascar |
Approved by MOH, Dedicated product registered |
EC in pharmacies with a prescription; OCs-FP clinics |
PSI, IPPF affiliate |
|
| Malawi |
No information available |
No information available |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Malaysia |
Included in MOH FP Guidelines, Estinor and NorLevo registered |
Pharmacies with a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Maldives |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Mali |
NorLevo registered in 2001 |
Pharmacist without prescription |
No information available |
|
| Malta |
MoH refusal to grant MA |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Marshall Islands |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Martinique |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Mauritania |
No National FP policy or program exists but NorLevo was registered in 2001 |
Pharmacist without prescription |
No information available |
|
| Mauritius |
Included in FP norms Oct 2004, NorLevo registered in 2001 |
Pharmacist without prescription; OCs-FP & MOH clinics |
No information available |
|
| Mexico |
Included in FP norms Oct 2004, incorporated into the basic Medical Guidelines in 2005. Dedicated products registered |
IPPF affiliate clinics, pharmacies, required to be in-stock at public facilities. Available without prescription to minors. |
DKT, PIWH, Population Council |
|
| Micronesia |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Moldova |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Monaco |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Mongolia |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacies and private providers |
IPPF affilate, UNFPA |
|
| Morocco |
registered; MOH delaying launch |
Health centers |
IPPF affiliate |
|
| Mozambique |
No specific regulations exist |
No information available |
Pathfinder, PSI |
|
| Namibia |
NorLevo registered in 2001 |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Nauru |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Nepal |
Included in National Medical Standard for RH Vol-I Contraceptive Services FHD-2001 |
Pharmacies and private clinics (including FPAN's clinic) |
IPPF affiliate (FPAN) |
|
| Netherlands |
NorLevo registered |
without a prescription in pharmacies, drugstores |
No information available |
|
| Netherlands Antilles |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| New Zealand |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacist without prescription |
No information available |
|
| Nicaragua |
Included in National FP norms in 1997 |
Few providers, available in pharmacies |
Ipas, PATH, Pacific Institute |
|
| Niger |
NorLevo registered in 2003 |
Pharmacist without prescription |
No information available |
|
| Nigeria |
Postinor registered in 1998 |
Pharmacies, clinics |
WHO/HRP, EngenderHealth, IPPF affiliate, PSI affiliate |
|
| Norway |
Dedicated product registered |
Available in pharmacies without a prescription directly on the shelf |
No information available |
|
| Oman |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Pakistan |
Dedicated product registered |
Greenstar FP Clinics |
PSI |
|
| Palau |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip) |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Panama |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Papua New Guinea |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Paraguay |
Included in National FP norms in 1998 |
Pharmacies with prescription, public and private providers. Free of charge for women in the public sector. |
PSI |
|
| Peru |
Included in FP (2001) and Sexual Violence norms (date unknown). |
Available nationwide in pharmacies, prescription required by law. Available in the public sector. |
Pathfinder |
|
| Philippines |
Postinor "delisted" by BFAD in 12/01 |
EC is not available |
Pacific Institute |
|
| Poland |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Portugal |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacist without prescription |
No information available |
|
| Qatar |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Romania |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Russia |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Rwanda |
No information available |
No information available |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Saint Lucia
|
No information available |
available over the counter through emergency units and private and public pharmacies. |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Samoa |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| San Marino |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Sao Tome |
No information available |
over the counter in one clinic and ASPF drugstore. Frequently out of stock since it's the only provider in the country. |
IPPF/WHR |
|
| Sao Tome and Principe |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Saudi Arabia |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Senegal |
NorLevo registered in 2001 |
Pharmacist without prescription |
IPPF affiliate, Population Council |
|
| Serbia/Montenegro |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Seychelles |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Sierra Leone |
No information available |
No informational available |
No information available |
|
| Singapore |
Regulated, no MOH guidelines, Estinor and NorLevo registered |
Prescription at pharmacies |
No information available |
|
| Slovakia |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacist without prescription |
No information available |
|
| Slovenia |
NorLevo registered |
Pharmacies with a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Solomon Islands |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Somalia |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| South Africa |
Contraceptive Policy Guidelines, dedicated product registered |
Pharmacist without prescription, public clinics |
IPPF affiliate, Population Council |
|
| Spain |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Sri Lanka |
NorLevo and Postinor-2 registered in 1997 |
Pharmacist without prescription, public and private clinics |
IPPF affiliate |
|
| Sudan |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Suriname |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Swaziland |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Sweden |
Dedicated product registered |
OTC in pharmacies |
No information available |
|
| Switzerland |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacies without prescription |
No information available |
|
| Syria |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Taiwan |
NorLevo currently undergoing a re-registration process. Postinor-2 registered in 2002. |
Pharmacies with a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Tajikistan |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Tanzania |
Included in FP practice guidelines |
Providers & youth services |
PSI |
|
| Thailand |
National FP Program, but MOH supportive, Madonna registered |
Hospitals, at pharmacies without a prescription |
Population Council, JSI |
|
| The Netherlands |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Togo |
NorLevo registered |
Pharmacies without prescription |
No information available |
|
| Tonga |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Postinor-2 registered |
FP clinics & most pharmacies |
Population Council |
|
| Tunisia |
Approved by MOH in 2001, NorLevo registered in 2001 |
FP clinics & pharmacies without prescription |
IPPF affiliate |
|
| Turkey |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacies without a prescription |
No information available |
|
| Turkmenistan |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Tuvalu |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Uganda |
Government declared EC as illegal in 05/02; Vikela (HRA Pharma) previously registered in 2000. Registration of Postinor 2 is ongoing as of January 2007. Planned availability by end of 2007. |
No information available |
PSI |
|
| Ukraine |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| United Arab Emirates |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| United Kingdom |
Dedicated product registered |
Pharmacies without prescription |
No information available |
|
| United States |
Dedicated product registered |
As of November 2006, available from pharmacists without a prescription following USFDA decision in August 2006. Also, available in FP and public clinics. |
No information available |
|
| Uruguay |
No formal FP norms exist |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Dedicated product registered |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Vanuatu |
No information available |
No information available |
No information available |
|
| Venezuela |
Included in National FP norms and Sexual Violence Norms, NorLevo and Postinor-2 registered in 1999 |
Available nationwide in pharmacies, prescription required by law. Available in the public sector. |
FHI, IPPF/WHR |
|
| Vietnam |
Included in National RH Standards and Guidelines. Dedicated products registered |
FP clinics, without a prescription at pharmacies |
PATH |
|
| Yemen |
Registered with Supreme Board of Drugs |
Only in the private market |
No information available |
|
| Zambia |
MOH FP Guidelines in March 1997, FP guidelines updated in 2006. |
Private clinics, available from pharmacies without a prescription. |
JSI, IPPF affiliate, PSI (Society for Family Health), Ecafrique |
|
| Zimbabwe |
Included in MOH FP Guidelines |
According to a source, Postinor-2 is available only by prescription through the national network of pharmacies. |
PSI |
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