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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Emergency contraception is available by prescription in Taiwan. In December 2016, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration announced that they are considering plans to make emergency contraception available at pharmacies without a prescription, but these changes are not in effect yet. <ref>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/health/other/2016/12/11/486425/Morning-after-pill.htm Morning-after pill to be made available without prescription </ref> | |||
Emergency contraception is available by prescription only in Taiwan.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/taiwan/ EC Status and Availability: Taiwan]</ref> In December 2016, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration announced that they are considering plans to make emergency contraception available at pharmacies without a prescription, but these changes are not in effect yet. <ref>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/health/other/2016/12/11/486425/Morning-after-pill.htm Morning-after pill to be made available without prescription </ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* In Taiwan, you can purchase emergency contraception (the morning after pill) at pharmacies with a prescription. You can find ella (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex). You can also find Escapelle or NorLevo 1.5mg (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex) or Postinor-2 (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | |||
* If you cannot access emergency contraception (for example, if you can't get a prescription), you can use regular birth control pills as replacement ECPs. To do this, remember that in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used. You can take the following pills: | |||
** Take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later: Duoluton, Neovlar, Nordiol, Primovlar<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | |||
** Take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later: Minigynon 30, Nordette<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | |||
** Take 5 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 5 more pills 12 hours later: Loette<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||