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The FDA has approved a single-dose formulation of the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP). Plan B One-Step, a single tablet that contains 1.5 mg of levonorgestrel, is expected to be generally available in retail pharmacies in August 2009. The original EC product, Plan B, consists of two 0.75-mg levonorgestrel tablets taken 12 hours apart. Like its predecessor, Plan B One-Step will be available without prescription (but behind the counter) for women 17 and older and by prescription only for women younger than 17. The FDA also recently approved Next Choice, a generic version of the two-dose levonorgestrel ECP product. This drug is now available by prescription only for women younger than 17 and is expected to be available to women 17 and older…