EC Status and Availability

Kazakhstan

EC ever use among women of reproductive age: 2.2% (DHS 1999)

EC knowledge among women of reproductive age: 33.4% (DHS 1999)

Contraceptive Use: 63.9% (DHS 1999, ever use of a modern method among women of reproductive age)

Registered LNG-EC products:

  • Escapelle* - Available only with prescription
  • Postinor* - Available only with prescription

Registered UPA-EC products:

  • Dvella* - Available only with prescription

Products marked with * have been approved by a stringent regulatory authority, such as the WHO Prequalification Programme, the US Food and Drug Administration, the European Medicines Agency, or other.

Where at least one type of ECP is available: Public sector clinics, Pharmacies, Emergency room

Age restrictions for accessing ECPs: No data available

Legal/regulatory documents in which EC is included: No data available

Pricing information: LNG: € 5,54, as of 2014; UPA: € 15,10, as of 2014.

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