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'''IMPORTANT NOTE:''' In Portugal, you can find a 24-hour pharmacy in your area, but the pharmacies run a rotational basis. This means that, each day, a different pharmacy is open for 24 hours. To see which 24-hour pharmacies are open in Lisbon and other cities, click [http://www.farmaciasdeservico.net/localidade/lisboa/lisboa here]. | '''IMPORTANT NOTE:''' In Portugal, you can find a 24-hour pharmacy in your area, but the pharmacies run on a rotational basis. This means that, each day, a different pharmacy is open for 24 hours. To see which 24-hour pharmacies are open in Lisbon and other cities, click [http://www.farmaciasdeservico.net/localidade/lisboa/lisboa here]. | ||
* In Portugal, you can obtain '''emergency contraception pills (morning after pills)''' without a prescription at public sector clinics, pharmacies and emergency rooms. You can expect to see a variety of types of ECPs (emergency contraception pills), including ellaOne, which is an anti-progestin pill and it's currently considered the most effective ECP available (as of 2017). For ellaOne, you take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex. You can also find progestin-only ECPs, like NorLevo 1.5mg, Postinor 1500.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> For both of these brands, you also take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex, but they may prove less effective than ellaOne (especially if it's been more than 72 hours). | * In Portugal, you can obtain '''emergency contraception pills (morning after pills)''' without a prescription at public sector clinics, pharmacies and emergency rooms. You can expect to see a variety of types of ECPs (emergency contraception pills), including ellaOne, which is an anti-progestin pill and it's currently considered the most effective ECP available (as of 2017). For ellaOne, you take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex. You can also find progestin-only ECPs, like NorLevo 1.5mg, Postinor 1500.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> For both of these brands, you also take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex, but they may prove less effective than ellaOne (especially if it's been more than 72 hours). | ||