ellaOne (Morning After Pill)

ellaOne is an emergency contraceptive method that can be used up to five days after unprotected sex. ellaOne contains the active ingredient Ulipristal 30mg. EllaOne is also known as the morning-after pill. 

ellaOne is a contraceptive intended to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or if your contraceptive method has failed. For example:

• if you had sex without protection.
• if you or your partner’s condom tore, slipped or came off.
• if you forgot to use a condom.
• if you did not take your contraceptive pill as recommended.

You should take the tablet as soon as possible after sex, and within a maximum of 5 days (120 hours). This is because the sperm can survive up to 5 days in your body after sexual intercourse.

When you buy ellaOne always use this medicine exactly as described in the leaflet or as your doctor/pharmacist has told you. If you are unsure, check with your doctor or pharmacist.

The ellaOne 30mg tablet should be taken by mouth, no later than 5 days after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure.

You should take the ellaOne tablet as soon as possible.

If you have already taken ellaOne once in your menstrual cycle then you are not protected from pregnancy if you have unprotected sex again.

If you vomit within 3 hours of taking the morning after pill you may need to take it again. The effectiveness of emergency contraception is dependent on how you take it. Always read the patient information leaflet and take your mediation exactly as your doctor or pharmacist advises.

As with any form of medication, when you buy ellaOne tablets they will have side effects. For a full list of side effects, before you buy ellaOne online please read the ellaOne Patient Information Leaflet.

Below are a few of the common side effects of taking ellaOne tablets:

• Nausea
• Painful period
• Headache
• Pelvic pain
• Breast tenderness
• Muscle pain
• Tiredness
• Mood swings

There is no known interaction between alcohol and the morning after pill. If you vomit within 3 hours of taking the morning after pill you may need to take it again.

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medication. The effectiveness of ellaOne may be reduced by the following medications:

• Medications used to treat epilepsy
• Medicines used to treat tuberculosis
• Treatments for HIV
• Griseofulvin
• St John’s Wort

You can NOT take ellaOne if:

• You are allergic to any of the ingredients
• If you weigh over 175 pounds then the morning-after pill may not be an effective emergency contraception. You should double the dose, so take two pills or get the IUD fitted up to 5 days after unprotected sex.

If you are unsure of any of the above criteria, please contact your doctor before commencing treatment with ellaOne or alternatively use our free Ask-A-Pharmacist service.

If you miss the window of 120 hours (5 days) in which to take ellaOne then it will not be effective. You must see your GP or local sexual health clinic.

Levonorgestrel is effective up to 72 hours (3 days) after unprotected intercourse whereas ellaOne is effective for up to 120 hours (5 days) after unprotected sex. Talk to your GP or use our online Ask-A-Pharmacist service to see what option would be best for you.

When you buy ellaOne it can be extremely effective in preventing unwanted pregnancies after unprotected intercourse if taken as soon as possible and no more than 120 hours after unprotected intercourse.

It is recommended that if you have had unprotected sex you should locate your nearest sexual health clinic and have a sexual health check for STIs.

We do not sell any morning after pill for acute use. This means that you can only buy ellaOne online for advance use. It is always good to be prepared but keep in mind that Levonorgestrel does not prevent the spread of STIs so make sure to take a test after unprotected intercourse to ensure that you are safe and healthy.

If the test does come back as positive, we do sell treatments for STIs which are dealt with discreetly.

If you choose to buy ellaOne online with e-Surgery prices start at £22.95.

Yes, you can legally buy ellaOne online from a registered prescriber such as e-Surgery.

Whenever you buy ellaOne tablets online, or any other medication, make sure you check for the green GPhC logo at the bottom of each page of the website you are using.

Use the GPhC website to check the pharmacy is registered to ensure when you buy ellaOne online the medication is genuine.

The ellaOne tablet pack contains a patient information leaflet and a blister pack containing individual ellaOne tablets.

e-Surgery uses Royal Mail delivery with choices starting from Royal Mail 48 tracked delivery, Royal Mail tracked 24 and Royal Mail 1pm special delivery (discover more about e-Surgery delivery). When you buy ellaOne online they will arrive in discreet, recyclable packaging at a delivery address of your choice. Find out how to recycle packaging from e-Surgery.

If you buy ellaOne online they will come in blister packs that are not currently recyclable, so once they have been used can be disposed of in a general waste bin. Cardboard packaging and paper patient information leaflets are recyclable.

For any more information you can use our free Ask-A-Pharmacist service, we are happy to help!

You can learn more about ellaOne online in the ellaOne Patient information leaflet, which contains more useful information.

You can also use our completely free Ask-A-Pharmacist service to get health advice from a trained professional. We’re here to help!

You may want to consider protecting yourself from unwanted pregnancy in the future to prevent you needing to buy ellaOne online.

Contraception options are as follows:

• Combined pill
• Diaphragm or cap
• Female condoms
• Implant
• Injection
• IUD (coil)
• IUS (hormonal coil)
• Male condoms
• Natural family planning
• Patch
• Progestogen-only pill
• Vaginal ring
• Female sterilisation
• Vasectomy (male sterilisation)

Please talk to your GP if you require more information about contraception methods. At e-Surgery, we sell contraceptive pills, if you think this option of contraception may be right for you. Use our free Ask-A-Pharmacist service to learn more!

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