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Commenting on the newly formed association between the two organizations, Erin Gainer, CEO of HRA Pharma, said, We are looking forward to this collaborative relationship that we anticipate to prove successful in improving women's access to ulipristal acetate emergency contraception in the USA.

The IOM subsequently issued its proposed guidelines, requiring that the minimum health insurance coverage include "[a]ll Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling for all women with reproductive capacity." (37) The FDA-approved contraceptive methods include intrauterine devices, diaphragms, oral contraceptive pills, and so-called emergency contraceptives, such as Plan B and ulipristal (or "Ella"), which are known as the morning-after pill and the week-after pill, respectively.

There are three FDA-approved emergency contraception pills in the United States: Plan B One-Step and Next Choice, all of which contain the progestin levonorgestrel, and ulipristal acetate tablets, sold under the brand name "ella."

(25) The FDA also approved ulipristal acetate-based EC (ella), which requires a prescription for all of its users and is effective up to 120 hours after unprotected sex.

Two randomised clinical trials have found that ulipristal acetate (UPA), currently licensed for emergency contraceptive use up to five days (120 hours) after intercourse in Europe and the US, (1) is effective in treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding due to uterine fibroids.

The HHS regulation in question will require all employers that provide employee health insurance to include, at no cost to employees, voluntary sterilization and contraceptive services--including ulipristal acetate, more commonly referred to as "ella," which can prevent implantation of a fertilized ovum as well as fertilization and is therefore regarded by the Catholic church as not just a contraceptive but an abortifacient.

This edition has 200 new monographs, new and updated interactions advice, and the addition of drugs like febuxostat, ivabradine, lacosamide, pitavastatin, retigabine (ezogabine), rufinamide, and ulipristal.

Today, however, a second antiprogestin, ulipristal has been marketed (as an emergency contraceptive) and work has resumed on possible applications of antiprogestins in the treatment of a number of proliferative disorders of the female reproductive tract.

for consumers 17 and older, while ulipristal acetate is sold by

Ulipristal acetate, an emergency contraceptive that is effective for up to 5 days after unprotected intercourse, has been approved by the FDA.

The drug, ulipristal acetate (UPA), provides an effective non-surgical treatment for the common womb condition that can lead to pain, heavy periods and infertility, say scientists.

(1) Among a sample of women who visited family planning clinics in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States in 2007-2009, and who took either ulipristal acetate or levonorgestrel within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse, similar proportions of each group (1.8-2.6%) became pregnant.