You can find it easily in all major leading pharmacies. However, they didn't put this on the shelves. You have to ask the pharmacist who usually sits behind the counter located at the back of the pharmacy. The price is around RM3.90-RM5 per box. I think you can get it for RM3.90 at Watson's. However, if Postinor is out of stock, the pharmacist might offers you other brand. One i encounter was this brand :
It's okay if the brand is different because it still comes in the same composition which is 0.75mg levonorgestrel each tablet.
When to use it?
- if no contraceptive measure was taken during intercourse (tidak menggunakan perancang kehamilan)
- tear or slip or inappropriate use of condom (korang ganas sangat sampai kondom koyak)
- unsuccessfully interrupted coitus (tak sempat ejaculate di luar)
- erroneous calculation of fertile days (kiraan waktu subur yang tidak meyakinkan/tepat)
- IUD loss or removal (IUD korang hilang tak tau pi mana)
- omitting the ingestion of hormonal contaceptive (lupa makan pil perancang/muntah lepas makan pil)
- rape (kena rogol)
How to use it? (read carefully)
I know some people are too lazy to read the leaflet. So i'll be your guide.
The pill comes in 2 tablets per box. First tablet should be ingested within 72 hours following intercourse. (Tak payah lah nak tunggu sampai 72 jam ye. The sooner you consume, the more effective it becomes. Senang macam ni, sentiasa spare a box or two with you). The second tablet should be consumed 12 hours after the first tablet. Please note, you have to plan your timing carefully. For example, if you take the first tablet at 3pm, it means you have to take the second one at 3am. Ask yourself, can you wake up at 3am to take the second tablet? If you can't, delay the consumption for few hours. Maybe you can take it around 10pm so the next tablet will due at 10am.
If vomitting occurs within 2 hours after drug intake, the dose must be repeated. (start all over again)
IMPORTANT
Do not exceed 2 doses per month. That means, the maximum you can consume is total of 4 tablets in 1 month. Morning after pill (MAP) is NOT a substitute for birth control pill (BC). MAP is like a high dose of BC. That is why it's called 'emergency contraceptive'. The high dose will mess up your period and system. If you are having regular unprotected sex, i advise you to take BC instead. This will be featured in my next entry.
*for any further inquiries about this pill, please write it in comment box. I'll attend to it promptly.
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