WHO Model List

levonorgestrel

International nonproprietary name (English: levonorgestrel). Brand names vary by country.

Indications retained by WHO

Contact with health services for contraceptive management; Contact with health services for postcoital contraception; Contact with health services for insertion of contraceptive device.

Listed forms and strengths

Oral > Solid: 30 µg
Oral > Solid: 750 µg [2]; 1.5 mg [1]
Intrauterine system with reservoir containing 52 mg of levonorgestrel.

Forms retained in the model list; presentations available in each country may differ.

General information from the WHO list. It replaces neither the prescription nor the leaflet: dosage and duration are for the doctor or pharmacist to decide.

Source: WHO electronic Essential Medicines List (2025 edition), checked on 14/11/2026. An error or an imprecision? Let us know